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• v  determine one's position with reference to another point
• a  adjusted or located in relation to surroundings or circumstances; sometimes used in combination

• So one of the reasons why, they're orientated towards this "blockbuster model" is because that's the only way they can get a return on their invested capital.
• The Russians were thundering that they constituted a British-sponsored threat to the Moscow-orientated Warsaw Government.
• Many terrorists on the other hand, share qualities with ordinary, law-abiding people: they can be cooperative, goal-orientated and intelligent, even if emotionally wrought.

• orient
• orientate
• oriented

• disorient
• unoriented

News & Articles

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• U.S. Cellular announces workshops, app
  The results of a recent online survey of mobile device users has led U.S. Cellular to develop some family orientated products, they company announced on Monday.
  June 5, 2013 - The Galesburg Register-Mail

Quotes

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• David Beckham in Times Online
  Asked about plans for more children, Beckham said: "We're working on it. We're very family orientated, so we've always wanted a big family, which was weird because when we first got together we never even discussed how many children we wanted."...
• Shontayne Hape in Telegraph.co.uk
  Hape said: "It was a very difficult decision to make because the Bulls have done so much for me. They took me in as a kid - I was only 21 - and I only planned on staying a couple of years, but I loved the club's family-orientated feel, the...
• Dick Parsons in AHN
  His results-orientated management style and deep industry knowledge will be invaluable as he drives growth at Time Warner,Parsons added.