be oriented towards

be oriented towards
be oriented to/​towards phrase
to have a particular emphasis or aim

My Russian course is heavily oriented towards grammar.

The news programmes are increasingly oriented to what we call ‘infotainment’.

Thesaurus: to have a particular purpose or intentionsynonym
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