Sentences with phrase «as a means to an end»

Cover letters are generally used as a means to an end — the interview — so your aim should be to write one that will get you to the interview stage quickly.

Accordingly, they have treated these other creatures only as means to their ends.

A fundamental principle of moral theology is that the human person may never be used merely as the means to an end.

Using this form of violence as a means to an end may cause children to use violence to get what they want not only at home, but also at school.

We love ourselves more than we love our neighbors and hence repeatedly use our neighbors more as means to our ends than as ends in themselves.

Actually, the murder case only serves as a means to an end.

I see the point you're making — it's possible to view someone, or some organization, strictly as a means to an end in a way that overlooks their inherent beauty.

Work is regarded as the means to an end different and distinct from itself.

What one teenager may view as a means to an end, a teenager suffering from severe anxiety will likely see as an end.

This is not to dispute the value of serious testing, which I support, but testing must be presented to students as a means to an end rather than an end in itself.

The effective family therapist also uses tools as means to an end, not as ends in themselves.

This rational relationship between the means of violence and the ends of foreign policy has been destroyed by the availability of nuclear power as a means to these ends.

For that reason, he sees the printers as a means to an end.

If you were to say there's something rather peculiar about chasing money as a means to an end, I could certainly see your point.

The temptation is to see this community as a means to an end.

The purpose of the church today may be to offer holy community, with the message of the cross as a means to this end.

Seek to be authentic as a means to an end.

Training can be good... but only when it is recognized as a means to an end.

Many of us journey through that drive - thru as a means to an end.

Whatever the reason, these «reactive» co-sleeping families have turned to co-sleeping as a means to an end, and it has not provided them the sleep that they desire.

We view the conservative party as a means to an end, nothing more.

In the following section I will provide insider tips on how to use the job fair as a means to an end and not an end in itself.

Using a human being as the means to an end feels wrong, even if the end has the positive consequence of saving lives.

Don't see the people you meet as a means to an end.

Once again, it's television as a means to an end.

It should be noted that terrorism is used by organizations as a means to an end.

The key is to regard technology as the means to the end you'd like to achieve, rather than an end in itself.

This type of thinking correctly positions the blended model as a means to an end — a strategy for accomplishing the school's educational objectives.

They would find that provided they look on school as a means to an end.

It helps, of course, to build wealth, but the financially independent look to their salaries as a means to an end, which is that pile of cash.

Often overlooked as a means to an end, drawing has been having a resurgence in recent years, emerging as a vibrant area of research in contemporary art.

Let our scars be reminders that violence and aggression should never be perceived as means to an end.

Whether you are considering document review as a means to an end or a career, I encourage you to keep an open mind.

Some might even consider a resume as a means to an end.

It just so happens this groups also supports violence as a means to an end.

The original hand - made work is like a photographic negative, which exists only as a means to an end — the photographic print.

On the other hand, the fact that we can serve as means to ends can be a good thing if we do not overlook this.

She sees people as a means to an end, rather than a source of comfort and intimacy.

He said this should not be an alternative to joining permanently and must be used as a means to an end.

Dr Fleischman said: «From an evolutionary perspective we tend to think of sexual behavior as a means to an end for reproduction.

The man at the heart of Snowden, though, remains a cryptic messenger whose personal story is here treated as the means to an end.

The pluralist republicans saw political process not simply as a means to an end but as valuable in itself.