Examples of 'was a means' in a sentence

Meaning of "was a means"

This phrase indicates that something served as a method, mechanism, or system to achieve a particular end or goal

How to use "was a means" in a sentence

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For many women migration was a means of empowerment.
It was a means to yoke their true selves together.
In fact for some marriage was a means to an end.
That money was a means to catch those scoundrels.
Bartimaeus was blind and begging was a means of livelihood.
This river was a means of trade in ancient times.
A horse hitched to a wagon was a means of travel.
It was a means of enticing the gods to send rain.
Historically flaying was a means of punishment or torture.
It was a means to bring blessing into the world.
Maintaining the language was a means to safeguard cultural diversity.
It was a means of avoiding the problems that were already there.
He was convinced that this was a means to mobilize the masses.
She was a means of circulation for public wealth.
It was just set there and it was a means of making money.
Hunting was a means of livelihood for primitive man.
We were under the impression that prison was a means of combating impunity.
But it was a means to breaking down these barriers.
Majoring in genetics was a means to an end.
This was a means to sway public opinion.
It could not be denied that debt was a means of domination and exploitation.
Sex was a means to get drugs or to get something else.
We suspect it was a means to an end.
It was a means to neutralize the most dangerous garbage we produced.
Rum running was a means to an end.
It was a means for the good the earth of evil to save.
Above all it was a means of payment.
It was a means of granting leave to appeal by exercise of the royal prerogative.
He maintained that bilingual education was a means of combating discrimination and poverty.
What was a means to an end has become an end in itself.
I heard him say how killing gentiles was a means of grace.
Development was a means and not an end to living well.
Farming the land and raising animals was a means to this end.
Immigration was a means to get rid of them.
Everyone tells us that the brutal military intervention yesterday was a means of neutralising heavy arms.
Jesus was a means to an end for them.
Many were of the opinion that participation was a means and not an end in itself.
The cow was a means of overcoming this.
The standardized practices offered by the classicists was a means to achieve that increased productivity.
Rural energy was a means and a driver of sustainable rural development.
Some have suggested that his famous name was a means of attracting clients.
Tourism was a means of achieving economic development and employment creation.
The banning of certain cultural practices was a means of speeding up the assimilation process.
It was a means of forgetting our problems.
Hindering members and their work was a means of undermining the parliamentary system.
It was a means to assess social progress.
The implementation of the right to development was a means of combating poverty and ending conflict.
This was a means of burning oil along runways to disperse fog.
Syncrude believed that cooperative regional development was a means of optimizing the performance of approved projects.
It was a means of perfecting the a.

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