Not long ago she had calmly considered killing him if need be to gain her own ends.

One that will stop at nothing in order to gain its ends.

"Then we must work together to gain our ends."

"The whole point of diplomacy is to gain your ends without giving offense."

"Those men wouldn't stop at anything to gain their ends," he said seriously.

And it is nothing for you to lie in order to gain your ends.

We need warriors who will gain our ends with words, not weapons.

They would stop at nothing to gain their ends.

But he was the sort who, when thwarted in one direction, would turn to another to gain his ends.

Of the way I "use" people to gain my own selfish ends!