Broadband, of course, is a means to an end rather than an end in itself.
Too few people acknowledge that EPS growth is a byproduct, not an end in itself.
Capitalism is far from perfect, and economic growth is not an end in itself.
Such independence is meant to be a means to good monetary policy, not an end in itself.
Mr Joerres decided to stop pursuing growth as an end in itself and instead to seek higher margins.
As the Onion summarized it, gridlock has become an end in itself.
The EEC was "not an end in itself" and power should not be concentrated in Brussels, at the expense of nationhood.
In this way she rescued abstract painting, making it once again an instrument of meaningful expression rather than an end in itself.
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Overseas development assistance should be viewed increasingly as a catalyst for the development of dynamic economies, not as an end in itself.
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Better governance is just not an end in itself -- it is a path to job creation and to a better economy.
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The new government also sees getting people into work as an end in itself, not as a means of saving public money.
The government sees the commission's report partly as an end in itself.
Yet many of Europe's politicians seek harmonisation as an end in itself.
What happened in that cave was murder as an end in itself.
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While testing is a necessary part of a sensible acquisition program, it is a means to an end, not an end in itself.
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Because your heir thrives off the work he or she does, the job is an end in itself rather than the means to an end.
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While creating massive regulatory uncertainty for industry, neutrality's one certainty is giving an obsolete FCC lots to do, as an end in itself unrelated to consumer protection.
The idea of an act of kindness as an end in itself or as a matter of personal duty was simply not part of their moral horizon.
These "ought to avoid the pitfall I have commented on before: the danger that we see expanded numbers in HE as an end in itself, " he said.
At the same time, freedom of religion is not only an end in itself, it is a key ingredient for stable, successful societies and a just world.
That's why they have said China needs to switch from chasing high GDP growth as an end in itself to creating better-paying jobs that will lift incomes.
That's because ensuring our collective security - whether protecting people from physical harm, providing economic stability, or giving children emotional stability - is not just an end in itself.
But there is a feeling, too, that that target date of April 10th next year may have become an end in itself, not a means for pushing on with reform.
The only people for whom the lowest-spending state is the "worst" are those who are committed, either ideologically or self-interestedly, to pouring more money into schools as an end in itself.
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The suffering could become a self-perpetuating end in itself.
The objective of the UNESCO-Aschberg Bursaries for Artists Programme is to promote the mobility of young artists through residencies, both as an end in itself and in order to foster intercultural dialogue and cultural diversity.
He ponders the origins of the Protestant work ethic, under which, as he tells it, work became an end in itself, and contrasts this with the later utilitarian emphasis on the fruits of labour consumption and wealth.
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