"motive" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- I also warn you that I will deal harshly with members of this august body who attempt to hinder me for vainglorious or self-interested motives.
- Today, antitax crusaders are leading the recall initiative for political, self-interested motives.
- Paying for Mrs. Failla's cooking classes, which cost $440 for instruction in making chicken cutlets, meatballs and advanced sauces, has a self-interested motive.
- Of course, there could be a more self-interested motive behind this sudden embracing of young drivers.
- Opportunist actions are expedient actions guided primarily by self-interested motives.
- The objects clause is of little relevance to the containment of conduct inspired by self-interested 'managerial' motives.
- Why are the self-interested motives of powerful companies being elevated to a philosophical principle?
- The different ideals and self-interested motives of the characters are frequently contrasted.
- "It just shows the self-interested motives of the municipal committees that make the bids, as opposed to really being interested in internationalism and good will."
- More specifically, it refers to deliberately manipulating legal arrangements for purposes they were not meant for, guided by self-interested motives.
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