OG SC 212

sbbi

212. The Baldrick Manufacturing Company has for
several years followed a policy aimed at decreasing operating costs and improving the efficiency of its distribution system.
(A)    aimed at decreasing operating costs and improving
(B)    aimed at the decreasing of operating costs and to improve
(C)    aiming at the decreasing of operating costs and improving
(D)    the aim of which is the decreasing of operating costs and improving
(E)    with the aim to decrease operating costs and to improve

Answer A.

I think it should be "aiming ... ". Or can we say "aim a policy at decreasing..."?

dullpen

a policy aimed at ....其实是which is aimed at省去了which is.
longman说：
1.aim to do something ：We aim to finish by Friday.
2.(be) aimed at doing something ： an initiative aimed at reducing road accidents.
3. aim something at somebody
    ---to say or do something that is intended for a particular person or group of people
  a program that's aimed at teenagers
  The criticism wasn't aimed at you.


FYI

sbbi

wonderful! where can I find longman online? I desperately need this kind of source to look up idioms.
pls let me know. thanks!

以下是引用dullpen在2003-9-1 12:53:00的发言：
a policy aimed at ....其实是which is aimed at省去了which is.
longman说：
1.aim to do something ：We aim to finish by Friday.
2.(be) aimed at doing something ： an initiative aimed at reducing road accidents.
3. aim something at somebody
     ---to say or do something that is intended for a particular person or group of people
   a program that's aimed at teenagers
   The criticism wasn't aimed at you.


FYI