Word: aiming
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Jones said that the central aim in attracting publicity to the game was to stress the importance of cross-cultural education between America and the Soviet Union...
...were awakened by the sound of artillery and mortar shells exploding in and around their sprawling bamboo village. By 7 a.m. an estimated 1,000 Vietnamese infantrymen, led by armored vehicles, had fought their way into Rithysen (also known as Nong Samet), about 140 miles east of Bangkok. Their aim: to destroy the camp and other centers of opposition to the Viet Nam-backed Kampuchean government of Heng Samrin, and to drive the refugees into Thailand. An estimated 55 resistance fighters and 63 civilians died in the assault, according to guerrilla sources...
...specially modified to use the standoff antiship missile that first made its mark during the Falklands war. With a range of up to 1,000 miles, the Mirages are also capable of venturing deeper into the gulf than aircraft used by the Iraqis in the past. Iraq's aim: to interdict oil shipments from the Iranian oil port at Kharg Island, thus pressing Tehran to bring the gulf war to a negotiated...
This is good news. It suggests that they no longer see their foremost task as aiding and abetting the wearisome sameness of mechanization. Whether they design office buildings or chairs, suburban homes or personal computers, their aim seems to be to play down the technical aspects and emphasize "the human factor." The most notable design achievements of 1984 imply, in fact, that good design has little to do with style. Instead, it has to do with improving our living spaces, making them interesting yet harmonious, cheerful yet dignified, efficient yet relaxing...
...last week, Brigadier General Richard Abel, public affairs director for the Air Force, announced a new set of restrictions on press coverage of manned space shuttle flights carrying purely military payloads. Mission 51-C is the first such flight; dozens more are scheduled in coming months and years. The aim of the new rules, declared General Abel, is to "deny our adversaries"-i.e., the Soviets-information about the shuttle launch and its payload. The effort to keep the lid on promptly provoked a rush of news leaks and reignited the simmering debate between the press and the Pentagon about...