orientated vs oriented
Definitions
adjective
- adjusted or located in relation to surroundings or circumstances; sometimes used in combination
Examples
There is no such ambiguity about a skills analysis which is always person-orientated and not just system-orientated.
The foundry sector has been chosen to provide contrasts with more growth orientated sectors, such as, chemicals and consumer electronics.
I was a little "disorientated" after the day of travelling (cranky after the day of travelling) so Bryan took over the role of guide.
Definitions
adjective
- adjusted or located in relation to surroundings or circumstances; sometimes used in combination
Examples
First to unfold were the two 14-foot-wide drogue chutes, which oriented the craft and continued slowing it.
So maybe BP isn't the best example yet, but clearly businesses that embrace principles of social entrepreneurship--discovering how to "unstick" society when it has gotten stuck, by changing the system--are having widespread impact in making the new buzzphrase "social value" the litmus test for success for not only social entrepreneurs but profit-oriented businesses, too.
We truly are much more team oriented and friendlike to our children than parents have tended to be in the past, in large part because we too identify with many of the peer and academic pressures that kids now face.
