Example and induction, however inadequate they may be as the be-all and endall of science, may yet possess an instrumental value in this task.
Secondly, permits should not be the be-all and end-all of the operation.
Competition is important but it is not the be-all and end-all.
That is a useful step forward, but we would not want our recommendations to be the be-all and end-all of parliamentary reform or modernisation.
Therefore, although we must express the subsidy figure as £600 million because it is taxpayer's money, that figure is not the be-all and end-all.
The extra money is valuable, but it is not the be-all and end-all.
Of course, that is not the be-all and end-all of geography.
But to me it is not the be-all and end-all of economic policy.
