Sentences with phrase «only as the means»

«If Trump were a con artist, he would be interested in politics only as a means to some other end,» Konnikova writes in The New Yorker.

The God - given gifts of science and technology should be used only as a means to respect and promote communities, life and human dignity.

I am not advocating a return to the status quo ante when Christian belief and life were carried on as if our neighbor were significant only as a means to learn the love of God.

Scripture functions in the worship of thousands of Protestant congregations only as a means of reinforcing what the preacher wants to say.

God is then either unrelated to us in value terms or related to us only as means to our ends.

A person might be concerned only for himself and interested in the other only as means to his own ends, or he might actually be concerned about the other to such a point as to be willing to sacrifice his own ends.

In other words, nature's value lies not in and of itself, but only as the means for spirit coming to know itself.

6 Cf. «Variety is valid only as a means of attaining similarity.»

Luke valued these synchronisms not only as a means of giving his narrative a chronological and geographical orientation, but also as a way of expressing his conviction that the story he is about to tell has a meaning for this world.

The emergence, in the course of history, of the ability to think of the other as another subject and to appreciate the moral demand that this lays upon one — to treat the other as an end and not only as a means — is an achievement of civilization that most of us are not willing to abandon.

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

For others, for example, resident devotees of the San Francisco Zen Center or ashram residents of the 3H0 movement, jobs are seen only as means to subsistence, having no value in themselves.

Or is the modern religious Christian so numb with guilt that he can no longer name his condition, and must relapse into a state of immobility and silence about guilt if only as a means of existing in its presence?

Human beings are to be treated as ends, never only as means.

Corporate worship is wonderful and necessary... but only as a means to an end.

He isn't treated only as a means of support, and he can still have a life to enjoy.

Video games are used in many ways, not only as a means of education and entertainment for babies and young children.

During these sessions Tatiana could see that creating Art without any judgement could actually help people to use the Art not only as means of self - expression but also as ways to self - healing and self - discovery where they could explore the facets of their personalities they never knew existed.

Even if school choice were used only as a means to bolster accountability, it would reconfigure American education on the basis of an entirely new paradigm.

Abridged versions present at least two main drawbacks: they are not authentic material, and since they are texts used only as a means to display language structure, there is little, or no engagement at the discourse level, on the part of the student.

We insist that «charter schools are public schools» not only as a means to advocate for equitable funding, but as a means to hold ourselves accountable for working in the public interest.

The object of the research is the development and testing of the instructional materials, but only as a means to an end (deLange, Burrill, Romberg, & van Reeuwijk, 1993; Gravemeijer, 1994).

The big and technology - packed luxury sedan breaks cover at Pebble Beach not only as a means to steer Cadillac design toward new horizons, but also to showcase what we can expect from a flagship sedan positioned above the groundbreaking CT6.

Land Rover has taken to using camouflage not only as a means to disguise the prototypes and pre-preduction cars, but also a canvas to give sneak peeks at upcoming cars.

We would suggest not pursuing blogging without a full understanding of the medium, especially if you see it only as a means to an end.

If you build platform only as a means to an end, it generally fails, and that's why I tend to get cynical when authors try to do it only in service of securing a book deal.

Checkouts and downloads are important only as means toward the ultimate goal: reading.

I only went for manga - only as a means of limiting my expenses while supporting the Crunchyroll effort.

«Amazon cares about phones only as a means to a digital relationship end, a way to make sure customers think of Amazon not just a few times a month, or even a few times a week, but dozens of times a day, creating the opportunity for Amazon to convert as many of those interactions into purchases as possible,» notes analyst James McQuivey.

These days, millions of people are turning to nutritional supplements not only as a means of making sure they get the nutrients their diets may lack, but also as a way of preventing and treating a variety health conditions.

A PIT BULL is only as mean as his owner makes him.

Even the biggest title of the year, Super Mario Galaxy 2, my personal pick for Game Of The Year, uses the motion controls only as a means to enhance the game's solid controls.

The new vehicles serve not only as a means of transportation, but also to prepare for the introduction of new lore, future content as well as options for new gameplay elements.

It's interactive, but only as a means to move the story along.

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

Asper's continued exploration of that obsession serves only as a means of questioning it.

The clusters of boxing gloves from Let Her Rave are not only a symbolic critique of patriarchal structures; but also, reflects her own love of the sport and advocacy for women to become more involved in the sport not only as a means of self defense; but also, as a form of physical, emotional, and mental empowerment.

The exhibition considers artists who use material not only as a means to create, but also as a conceptual foundation of their bodies of work.

1) The greenhouse effect of the air (the definition of atmosphere should include oceans for the purposes of this discussion) depends on the ocean only as a means of getting lots of water vapour into the air.

Denialism is political and economic first, and uses «scientific» claims and evidence only as a means to those ends — so scientists must be accused of having political motives, feathering their own nests, and conspiring against the public interest.

Her findings reveal that those who view their work as a «job» derive little meaning and see it only as a means (income) to an end (buying life's necessities).

She does not believe in argument for the sake of argument, but only as a means to resolving conflict within families.

However, these corporate business structures are designed only as a means of protecting the business owner's personal assets from liability charges against the company.

These corporate business structures are designed only as a means of protecting your personal assets from liability charges that may be filed against your company.

This famous cryptocurrency could be used not only as a means of payment, but also as a storage of value.

There is scamming involved, but there is also something pretty big going on — definitely with blockchain, probably with cryptocurrencies, if only as a means of global money transfer, and maybe with bitcoin.

Overview A cover letter for a kennel tech position is a handy document that serves not only as a means of introduction but also as a marketing tool.

A cover letter for a kennel tech position is a handy document that serves not only as a means of introduction but also as a marketing tool.

Conflict resolution is an integral part of this process — not only as a means to resolve problems, but as a foundation for how to handle future disputes in a positive, productive way.

Many parents raise their voice and use the threat of time out to elicit a behavior change or use time out only as a means to stop a behavior and do not see it as an opportunity to model self - regulation or calming down.