The bag ban is not an end in itself. It’s part of a culture change, with more and more people asking questions about the cost of convenience. At heart, it’s a conservative movement – reusing things where you can, making them last, understanding that the greatest power most of us have is consumer power.
提炼句式：
{X} is not an end in itself. X不是目的本身。
(an end in itself 目的本身； a means to an end 到达目的的手段）
造句示范：
Economic growth is a means, not an end in itself. The ultimate goal of growth should be to spread benefits to all levels of society.
造句实战：
Art is not an end in itself. It is a means we use to find beauty and then create beauty.
Technology is always a means to an end, never/rather than an end in itself.
Whether it is the character trait Spain needs to overcome its agony is open to doubt.
提炼句式：
Whether ... is open to doubt.=It remains to be seen whether...【引出话题】
Public concern is picking up.A poll last year of 38 countries found that 61% of people see climate change as a big threat; only the terrorists of Islamic State inspired more fear.
提炼句式：
Public concern about/over {X} is picking up. 公众对于X的担忧在加强。【引出问题】
Today, it still has the power to inflame passions: for Protestants, particularly Orangemen, it remains a flaunted source of ancestral pride; for many Catholics, it is a historical irritant.
提炼句式：
{X} still has the power to inflame passions.X（具有争议性的事件、话题）仍然能够极其人们强烈的感情【争议】
造句示范：
Whether animals should be used in medical research has been debated for decades and the topic still has the power to inflame passions, with animal rights groups/activists claiming that humans have no right to use the suffering of animals to seek benefits.
造句实战：
Whether school uniforms are necessary has long been debated and the topic still has the power to inflame passions, with an increasing number of students claiming that school uniforms restrict their freedom of expression infringe upon their right to express individuality.
