Sentences with phrase «than an end in»

Indeed, one could argue, following the historian Christopher Shannon, that the agenda of modern cultural criticism, relentlessly intent as it has been upon «the destabilization of received social meanings,» has served only to further the social trends it deplores, including the reduction of an ever - widening range of human activities and relations to the status of commodities and instruments, rather than ends in themselves.

Still, Banning does not give serious enough consideration to the possibility that Madison's republicanism arises from his liberalism, that it is an instrument rather than an end in itself.

Its primary value is as a means rather than an end in itself.

Although this approach still works, it is not without serious drawbacks: It tends to make worship a means to an end rather than an end in itself.

It is also true that for Thomas toleration is a means for gaining respect for the true faith, rather than an end in itself, a duty simply owed to the conscience of others.

Emphasizing the fact that being vegan is a means to an end rather than an end in itself, I address all aspects of living healthfully and compassionately, including food, cooking, nutrition, ethics, animals, family dynamics, food politics, and social psychology.

This skill has transferred well into other situations in life like learning to run, meeting fitness goals, meeting difficult savings goals and getting through the day during a pregnancy after a delivery than ended in the NICU.

«I think that it's important to look at preventing climate change as a means rather than an end in itself,» he says.

With detail lavished upon elaborate costumes and plans of attack, the film has much of the Boy's Own fantasy about it, with violence an unfortunate bi-product rather than an end in itself.

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.

When learning is treated more as a means to an end than an end in itself (for example, learning in order to get a job rather than learning to do a job), short - term perspectives and artificial endpoints to learning can be created, often encouraging cramming and learning - to - forget.

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

Technology is a major factor in improving school life; it is an enabler rather than an end in itself

Michelle Hoover's The Quickening covers roughly the same timeframe and space as Jane Smiley's Some Luck: from the beginning of World War I (rather than its end in Smiley's novel) to 1950, on neighboring farms in the upper Midwest.

It's a vehicle rather than an end in itself.

While privacy is one of the key values on which our society is built, it is more than an end in itself.

Rather, he said Litecoin is basically one big beta test for potential bitcoin features rather than an end in and of itself.

the resolution of native title claims as a means to an end, rather than an end in itself.

a means to an end, rather than an end in itself.

Not exact matches

Best Buy Co. said comparable store sales dipped 0.8 per cent for the nine weeks ended Jan. 4, but that was better than the 1.7 per cent decline in the prior - year period.

I put more faith in futures markets than in private sector and budgetary forecasts, but given the recent escalation of oil prices, there is a reasonable chance prices end up matching or exceeding the estimates in Budget 2016.

In the election of an African - American president less than a half - century after the end of official racial segregation in much of the country, these Americans see the triumph of the values enshrined in the US Constitution over America's legacy of social, political, and economic prejudicIn the election of an African - American president less than a half - century after the end of official racial segregation in much of the country, these Americans see the triumph of the values enshrined in the US Constitution over America's legacy of social, political, and economic prejudicin much of the country, these Americans see the triumph of the values enshrined in the US Constitution over America's legacy of social, political, and economic prejudicin the US Constitution over America's legacy of social, political, and economic prejudice.

«At the end of the day, when everything is working the way that it should, there is nothing greater than the sense of accomplishment in watching your family succeed,» says Hillenmeyer.

May 1 - High - end handbag maker Tapestry Inc reported lower third - quarter margins and a steeper - than - expected decline in same - store sales at its newly - absorbed Kate Spade business, sending its shares down as much as 14 percent.

In its revised guidance Monday, Lululemon said it now expects its revenue and profit for the fourth quarter ending Feb. 2 will be significantly lower than its previous estimate before Christmas.

Rather than planning for a retirement end goal, I think it's healthier to think more about taking a series of sabbaticals in your life.

Rather than always looking ahead at the end goal, immerse yourself in the daily practice of building toward it.

This ends up using less energy than running your air conditioner or heater all day long, which can save you money in the long run.

The Company had more than 8,100 restaurants and more than 450,000 employees in over 1,200 cities at the end of March 2018.

«Ending DACA would place severe economic strain on businesses around the country, putting them into the impossible and extremely costly position of having to fire productive employees for no other reason than an arbitrary change in federal policy, potentially resulting in backlash from other employees, or their broader community,» the report reads.

McKeown suggests being frugal when starting up, as Fox was in starting his high - end rental company in a prime real estate location for less than $ 100,000.

He announced on June 18 that he had decided to return to academia when his term ends in September rather than seek an extension.

In the year ending March 2017, Nintendo earned less than $ 176.4 million from mobile games, the Wall Street Journal reports.

While more than half of employees forfeited paid time off at year's end, some bright spots in the survey results hint that Americans may be in the process of reversing their bad vacation habits.

The report also points out that Dreamers start businesses at more than twice the rate of the general population, in large part because they are used to making ends meet without help from the government.

Twitter received only 2 % more government requests for user information during the six months ending in June of this year than it did in the second half of 2015, the company said on Wednesday.

«[Women's] natural conservatism means women end up owning more of their company and may get to profitability sooner than if they had all the capital in the world,» says Singh Cassidy.

Just remember, in the end, you want your talents and contributions at work to stand out more than your quirks.

At the top end of the range, some public administration directors in larger provinces or at the federal level earn more than $ 200,000 a year.

Their passion for travel and e-commerce is evident: In the beginning, they dug deep and interviewed hundreds of travelers to learn everything about how and why they travel, and ultimately translated their insights into lightweight, yet durable pieces of luggage that are much more affordable than high - end brands.

Think long term, he advises: «If you don't get retirement fully funded, you're going to be on your kids» payroll for 15 or 20 years,» which could end up being more expensive in the long run than student loans would be.

So there's almost more concern for locking in a long - term rate of income than there is for just maybe catching a higher yield at one point in the cycle in the front end.

The freefall appears to be at an end, but the time required to rebalance excess supply with weak global demand «will likely take longer than previously anticipated,» the central bank said in its updated Monetary Policy Report.

The most costly thing could be a mistake in the business insurance process, because if you're not covered when you thought you were, you'll end up paying more than you ever intended.

It held more than $ 11 billion in long - term debt on its balance sheet by the end of 2017.

In one experiment, people who were randomly assigned to give up Facebook for a week ended that time happier, less lonely, and less depressed than those who continued to use Facebook.

In Tarija, a taxi can take you from one end of the small city to the other for less than $ 2.

At the end of the day, I have more appreciation for being able to make an impact on someone's life than I have for helping to liberate Iraq in one war.

It's a lot easier from Day One to live up to 100 % of your values than 99 % because there's no end to that slippery slope once you begin to move in that direction.

Many investors who manage more than $ 1 million in brokerage accounts are resigned to the fact that stocks will not end this quarter with gains.