Example sentences of "for [pron] [adj] ends " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I 'm probably using the whole Paisley experience for my own ends . |
| 2 | ‘ I had strayed from the path of true justice , and used people for my own ends . |
| 3 | She used people for her own ends . |
| 4 | My father knew , as do I — who better ? — ’ he retorted bitterly ‘ — that she would have sold it , used the money for her own ends . |
| 5 | ‘ In India ’ , Rosa Luxemburg wrote , ‘ nationalism is an expression of the rising indigenous bourgeoisie which seeks to exploit the country for its own ends rather than to be drained by English capital ’ . |
| 6 | The crab effectively parasitises these protective devices for its own ends by placing the anemone on its shell . |
| 7 | It tends rather to co-opt aspects of humanist theory for its own ends , and to employ more traditional theories as well . |
| 8 | The state supported private activities for its own ends , and vice versa . |
| 9 | The process of running a program means that it carries out the CPU instructions in the program file , some of which will involve telling the PC to look for certain data files on disk which it will use for its own ends . |
| 10 | The success of the animal and plant breeders ( which Darwin exploited in his analogy between artificial and natural selection ) confirmed the human race 's ability to manipulate organic Nature for its own ends . |
| 11 | The government had seriously undermined the position of the armed forces , and had attempted to distort the details of the 1982 assassination plot against Queen Sikrit for its own ends . |
| 12 | On other occasions , the genome seems to rearrange itself for its own ends . |
| 13 | But protesters accused the council of ‘ using poll tax-payers money for its own ends ’ . |
| 14 | In this case the Ring would use that person for its own ends and foul purposes . |
| 15 | The Lettrists and the Situationists had used ‘ pre-existing elements ’ for their own ends , and so the editors of the Boston text and the curators of On the Passage have , they feel , a certain entitlement to do the same . |
| 16 | They were known and named — Nero the persecuting tyrant , oppressive tax systems , organised religion which institutionalised sexual promiscuity , systems of justice loaded against the defenceless and weak , customs which outlawed lepers — as well as individuals who misused power for their own ends . |
| 17 | Mr Uppal says much the same about the council and the SMG : ‘ They are using racial harassment for their own ends . ’ |
| 18 | Clearly these merge into each other , but they range from , at one extreme , the individual who visits an ancient site , becomes aware of the energies and then goes on their way to , at the other extreme , those who try to control the earth energies for their own ends . |
| 19 | Ironically , these kids are doing to the Lo Life name what the real Lo Lifers themselves do to Ralph Lauren 's — using its status for their own ends . |
| 20 | Not for anyone who uses His holy name for their own ends . |
| 21 | Progressives and reformers never captured the movies ; they merely influenced them in a particular direction , a direction that the producers would appear to be following closely whereas in fact they were really using it for their own ends . |
| 22 | Most of the new Balkan governments were irritable , ambitious and anxious to exploit the rivalry of great powers for their own ends . |
| 23 | It is also crucial to ask whether the media are able to cope with this growth in information and whether they can do anything to counter the efforts of governments to manipulate it for their own ends . |
| 24 | Throughout the eighteenth century and well into the following one , politicians could aid or hinder the career of a revenue officer , and they did not hesitate to employ that ability for their own ends . |
| 25 | Groups who organised against exploitation and tried to ‘ usurp ’ state power for their own ends gained increased influence in the post-war period because of fortunate economic circumstances and alliances between unskilled workers and some of the merit-based intelligentsia . |
| 26 | The internal organization of the company does not provide an adequate safeguard against the power of the managers being used for their own ends ; and the imposition of fiduciary duties does not ensure that the discretion of the managers is only exercised either in accordance with the wishes of the shareholders or in accordance only with the expertise of the managers , since both these concepts prove impossibly difficult to define . |
| 27 | ‘ Economic and political groups in dominance often make use of majority and minority religious groups and issues for their own ends , ’ participants agreed . |
| 28 | Both kings came to be surrounded by uncles who sought to further war for their own ends . |
| 29 | Now they are intent upon capturing the Conscience to use its influence for their own ends . |
| 30 | It is quite clear from studies of aboriginal peoples elsewhere that they could be astute traders and politicians , using the European newcomers for their own ends as much as they were being used . |