means to an end

It would seem like the path is only a means to an end, a route to reach the goal.

If you're running solely as a means to an end -- such as weight loss -- you're going to eventually feel as if it's a chore.

Partial nationalisation of the banking system may be part of that process but any nationalisation should be regarded as a means to an end.

"It has real problems as an end, but it is useful as a means to an end, " he said.

a means to I never enjoyed the college, it was just a means to an end.

Gone are the days when the university was an ivory tower in which scholars pursued knowledge as an end rather than a means to an end.

If music is trendy, popular and sonically amazing but it has no meaning then it's just a means to an end and that doesn't interest me.

If we see it in its true colors, however, money is nothing but a means to an end.

There's also the question of the political objectives in all these wars. Military power is but a means to an end in all conflicts.

There is a feeling of insecurity and uncertainty, unless you are the ones who see that they are a means to an end of the old ways.

Blogging was no longer a means to an end. It became a primary part of my career and coaching work.

Flirting and sexual banter are not just a means to an end but part of social interaction.

Killing Voldemort is what primarily drives Harry, so Slughorn becomes just a means to an end.

A good SEO knows that search engine optimisation is just a means to an end.

Also, some see Washington's demands on Beijing as attempts to use China as a means to an end, rather than as an equal partner.

Using moods to let off steam, indulge ourselves, or even to manipulate others, is a means to an end not altogether honourable.

That is because 'terrorism' is but a tactic -- a means to an end, which in al-Qaida's case is global domination by an Islamic caliphate.

And, he argues, both technological and scientific progress are driven by humans looking for a means to an end they have already defined.

When I take that attitude, the writing itself is just a necessary means to an end.

E-commerce is a means to an end. The objectives, as with IT, are to improve or exploit unique business propositions.

Transparency is not the ultimate goal, but a means to an end, said Wang.

In other cases the parents are used as a means to an end - the child will leave home early and be about its business.

Money is not an end in itself, just a means to an end.

They argue that it matters most as a means to an end: a radical overhaul of Indonesia's land-use and forest-management systems.

Never lose sight of the fact that requirements are only a means to an end.

Acquiring knowledge is not an end in itself, but only a means to an end. Knowledge without purpose is useless.

Answer: not exactly. In my opinion, multimedia is only a means to an end .

for him business has never been more than the means to an end.

He doesn't particularly like the work but he sees it as a means to an end.

Paper is only a means to an end, not the end itself.

Simplicity is a means to an end, with the ultimate destination being a remarkable life focused on what matters most to you.

But when we base our happiness on achievement, we've joined the cult of productivity. Being productive is no longer a means to an end .

Mr Ferri finally confessed that Ms True had been only a means to an end.

At the medieval courts Shakespeare described, the exercise of power was not a means to an end, it was itself the end.

And what if we made A a lowercase 'a, ' suggesting that it is a means to an end, and that end is happiness. More happiness with less stuff.

Yet even as they celebrate this achievement, the country's new leaders should remember that elections are merely a means to an end.

Is all a means to an end.

Such goods may be means to an end but the nature of the means is still important.

It feels like a way of life, not a means to an end.

Education-a Means to an End Education is not an end, but a means to an end.

Earning money is only a means to an end.

Working as a means to an end ; instrumentality , intermediation .

"Usually the technology is a tool, a means to an end, " said Carl Goodman of the Museum of the Moving Image.

I , for one , will steadfastly resist any attempts to justify violence as a means to an end .

The programme is not just a means to an end but also a totemic political issue.

The instrument is not that important. It's only a means to an end.

Google's Wallet appears to be more of a means to an end.

They are a means to an end, the end being the creation of a rich and strong nation.

a means to an end : The ladder was a useful expedient for getting to the second floor.

Education is not an end , but a means to an end .

Remember that "doing XP" is not the goal, it is a means to an end.

First and foremost, remember that as software test engineers, the tools you build are means to an end.

For that reason I regard this broken color system of starting not only as an end in itself, but also as a means to an end.

Remember, tasks are only a means to an end; goals are that end.

Treating people as a means to an end that is not of their own choosing constitutes an infringement of human individuality.

The checks are not rewards for good behavior; they are taxes returned as a means to an end.

They're a means to an end (revenue, brand, customer acquisition and retention).

resist any attempts to justify violence as a means to an end .

Military power is but a means to an end in all conflicts.

I will not pay for this and consider it only a means to an end.

Since innovation is a means to an end, savvy CIOs and IT managers go beyond measuring the results of innovation.

After all, copyleft is a means to an end (users' freedom), not an end in itself.

They say money talks. It can be a means to an end when nothing else works and you want to ensure you get your way.

Distance Education : a Means to an End , No More, No Less .

But their arguments are only a means to an end.

The official line is that we use Linux as a means to an end; STD is about security tools and not Linux, although we are all avid Linux fans.

Aducation is not an end, but a means to an end.

George is working two jobs as a means to an end.

Sabotage here is a means to an end; it is a gambit to make Iran's nuclear processes more transparent.

Wealth is a means to an end, not the end itself.

Finance was once a means to an end: the growth of the real economy.

This is where XML is seen as a data storage mechanism, and in a lot of ways, a means to an end.

Often these situations are a means to an end, so that they may exit the Earth before the end time comes.

Perhaps the biggest problem of all is that the meaning and value of the things we do changes if we treat them as a means to an end.

Time is thus a teaching device, and a means to an end.

Refactoring is a means to an end.

Is money a means to an end? Or an end itself?

It is a means to an end.

I want to love and celebrate fiction for what it is, not as a means to an end.

Requirements are a means to an end

If SOA is a means to an end and if we don't have to sell SOA, then is it free? Loraine Lawson does not think so

Education--A Means to an End

The means to an end (game)