Military power is but a means to an end in all conflicts.

军事力量是结束所有冲突的手段。

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In Libya, though, it is not a form of sanction, but a means of economic assistance; not oil-for-food, but oil-for-freedom.

不过对于利比亚来说，这不是一种制裁，而是一种经济援助，不是石油换食品，而是石油换自由。

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Multilateral arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation are but a means rather than a purpose. The final goal is to improve the security of all countries.

多边军控、裁军和防扩散是一个工具，它本身并不是目的，其根本目的就是增进各国的安全。

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But limited liability means the actions of a corporation are not the responsibility of its shareholders.

VOA: special.2010.03.05

What is the heart but a spring, ?" or reason but a means of calculating pleasures and pains."

除了跳动，心脏又为何物，除了感觉愉快和痛苦，人为什么而活“

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but at the same time that means I get to meet a lot people that I wouldn't normally have met.

但同时这意味着我能接触到更多的人，如果不是在布朗大学，我可能没有这样的机会。

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This recommendation is not a threat to that ambition but a means of achieving it.

BBC: Eastbourne and Hastings hospitals could share services

Arafat himself has repeatedly told his people that Oslo is but a means to achieve Palestinian goals.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: The Oslo Interlude

But a means-test is no substitute for sorting out overlapping benefits and confining payments to people who are genuinely disabled.

ECONOMIST: Welfare benefits