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.
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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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 government sees the commission's report partly as an end in itself.
What happened in that cave was murder as 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.
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.
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.
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