It is not the be-all and end-all and it is certainly not for everyone.
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Important as medical science is, it is not the be-all and end-all of research.
The SOTU is not the be-all, nor the end-all, for the President and his programs.
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"No single device is going to be the end-all be-all for everyone, " he said.
Yet quantitative promises about cuts in emissions have become the be-all and end-all of international negotiations.
"For the vast majority of people, Facebook just isn't the be-all and end-all of their mobile experience, " he said.
But I guess clicks are the be-all, end-all whether we treat our subject matter ethically or not.
Anyway, this isn't meant to be the be-all end-all system this is quick and dirty at its best.
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"He has a passion for politics, but it's not the be-all and end-all of his life, " the associate said.
"I was impressed that people were using the digital process as a tool in their belt rather than the end-all, " Brandt said.
To be sure, it's not all the 2011 draft class's fault, and the 40-yard dash isn't the end-all be-all of combine drills.
Graphics are obviously up there, but they are not the be-all end-all.
Provenge fans, who include many individual investors and some patients, often try to paint Provenge, the first therapeutic cancer vaccine, as the be-all-and-end-all of tumor-stopping.
"Cash balances aren't the be-all and end-all, " Mr. Parker says.
Still, nonconscious relationships are not a be-all and end-all.
"I think the people that think mark-to-market accounting is the end-all and be-all have never tried to run a financial services company, " says Sarah Moore, chief financial officer of Alabama-based Colonial Bank.
While we used to think CES was the be-all and end-all for major product innovations and announcements, 2013's show is shaping up to be somewhat of a sleeper on the tablet front.
It's the end-all answer to the world's gaming needs, and even though greater than 50 percent of the US has an HDTV, Nintendo won't ever have to support that unwanted "1080i" format.
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Directed Electronics has raised the curtains on its Soloist universal media dock, which apparently hopes to be an end-all solution to folks who don't want a separate sound system for every media player they own.
Vodafone's pretty proud of the fact that it has landed an exclusive agreement to offer arguably the most desirable product presently sitting in Samsung's lineup -- the be-all, end-all Ultra Smart F700 -- and it's not afraid to flaunt the fact.
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And then the question becomes, as it is for other anti-narcotics policies: should ending the consumption and production of illegal drugs be the be-all and end-all of all public policy, or are there important trade-offs that may not be receiving the attention they deserve?
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Looks more like a high-end all-in-one desktop than a portable.
Tesla Motors is not merely that its high-end cars are all-electric.
But the Swiss pulled it back to 3-3 and with one end to go - all hearts in the stadium were pumping as the tension levels rose skywards.
Certainly, a high-end quad-core CPU is faster for general computing than a high-end dual-core CPU, all else being equal.
LinkedIn Talent Pipeline: a new offering from LinkedIn that lets recruiters manage the end-to-end interactions of all their candidates (including social activity) throughout the recruitment process.
The moral of this tale: There is no substitute for end-to-end testing of all IT systems and where corporate revenue is involved, simple testing could well be the difference between profitability and disaster.
In an industry first, ASUS will also bundle the world's most accurate 3-D motion-control technology into new high-end notebooks and premium All-in-One (AiO) PCs later this year.
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Codon claims it will have more production capacity by year-end than all of its competitors combined.
There is plenty of steak to be had in Vegas, with celebrity chefs and high-end chains all competing for diner accolades.
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