| 词汇 | collocation_english_motive |
| 释义 | Collocations with motiveThese are words often used in combination with motive. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. hidden motive No doubt there is some hidden motive behind such a restriction, but it would seem grossly unfair. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 improper motive It shows there must have been some improper motive for the change. main motive The main motive for growing grain legume crops was the production of grain. mixed motives However, the mere existence of mixed motives in no way means that there is an absence of good faith. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 noble motive A more noble motive on which to base regionalization is, of course, outcome. political motive A less obvious fact, but equally important, is that no census is without a political motive. possible motive Talbott certainly raises an obvious question in asking what possible motive could explain such a choice. primary motive Farmers primary motive to adopt mulching is recognition that sloughing carries the risk of a permanent loss of cropland function. racial motive However, the clauses require an additional burden on the prosecution—to prove a racial motive. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 selfish motive Is there no difference between two men who commit the same offence one guided by selfish motive and other by a selfless one? sinister motive There is no sinister motive or hidden agenda. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 sole motive Too much support is being given to those whose sole motive is the amassing of profits. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 strong motive In and around the capital, a great number of people joined the rebels without any strong motive to support them. true motive Not surprisingly, many ladino observers and most indigenous activists in the mid-1990s tended cynically to suppose that these funds were the government's true motive in creating it. underlying motive Ideally, fragments must make sense to the expert who must be able to supply some underlying motive or reason for them belonging together. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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