Examples of using End in themselves in English and their translations into Finnish
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The institutions, however, are not an end in themselves.
Sanctions are not an end in themselves, but a political instrument.
The policies are a means to an end, not an end in themselves.
However, these are not an end in themselves but must serve the good of citizens.
Cooperation and dialogue on IPR issues are not an end in themselves.
ICTs are not an end in themselves but an instrument for achieving development aims.
Large datasets are a means to an end; they are not an end in themselves.
Mid-Term Evaluations are not an end in themselves but a means to improve the quality and relevance of programming.
These are a means of contributing to tackling those issues,but not an end in themselves.
They should not simply be created as an end in themselves, but should be viewed as a means rather than an end. .
Nobody here believes that political parties are an end in themselves.
Our institutions are not an end in themselves, but are there to serve our values: the dignity of the individual, human rights, democracy, law, and economic and social prosperity.
As we said a long time ago, along with Gorbachev,human rights are an end in themselves.
These methods are not an end in themselves, but a means of turning the intentions, which we share, into a reality; a reality that our people will really be able to experience in their everyday lives.
We do not wish guidelines- which is what financial perspectives are- to become an end in themselves.
Instead of the narrow, national approach, we should realise that national airlines are not an end in themselves but inexpensive and efficiently organised flights are, because the customer, the European, is always right.
The economic indicators are positive, butthey are only a means to an end and not an end in themselves.
These dramatically faster andlower-cost estimates are not an end in themselves, they are means to end; .
Mr Barroso, Mr Verheugen, I was pleased to hear you say this morning that we were at the beginning and not at the end of the process of reviewing that strategy andthat the results of the European Council were not awaited as an end in themselves.
Elections in Iraq must be held and as many forces as possible must participate, so thatthe elections really are not an end in themselves but a means which will allow Iraq to shortly become a progressive democracy.
They are not an end in themselves or any sleight of hand on Europe's part; they are intended to address the deficits which should not be present in a democracy, notably in relation to freedom of opinion, freedom of religion, women's rights, minority rights, electoral law, etc.
The common market in defence-related products andthe promotion of competitiveness are not, in my view, an end in themselves.
Secondly, when there is a conflict, either it relates to defending our economic interests- for example, as in Airbus- or it poses a risk to our health or environmental rules- in the case of beef containing hormones, for instance, or chlorinated chicken- and we should therefore not prioritise the improvement of economic relations over our own internal model, our social model, our environmental model, ordevelopment model, as if economic relations were an end in themselves.
Above all, we must not make the mistake of regarding these means of communication as an end in themselves but must use them as meaningful aids, like the surgeon carrying out an operation who consults overseas colleagues or the pupils in our countries who get to know each other and their cultures via the Internet.
Within the meaning of this Joint Action, a criminal organization shall mean a lasting, structured association of more than two persons, acting in concert with a view to committing crimes or other offences which are punishable by deprivation of liberty or a detention order of a maximum of at least four years or a more serious penalty, whether such crimes oroffences are an end in themselves or a means of obtaining material benefits and, if necessary, of improperly influencing the operation of public authorities.
Faster and cheaper surveys are not just ends in themselves.
On the other hand,for Europe growth and competitiveness can never be ends in themselves.
Applications to host events andthe organising of events should not be ends in themselves but be based on carefully considered values.