The main motive for buying a book used to be self-evident.
This was the main motive of the decisions taken.
Because the city's economy is still weak, she said, building local businesses remains the festival's main motive.
There was one main motive: if they could get their degree, jobs lay ahead.
Republicans said the Democrats' main motive was to thwart the new president.
But the main motive was to solve a problem in pure science.
These were the main motives for my decision to write the letter.
The main motive is to give them the basic knowledge about computers.
These must be the main motives for us to devise a common energy policy as a matter of urgency.
Short-term profit must not be the main motive, as is the case here.
Some main motifs include: education, social class, ethnicity, and the nature of Artificial Intelligence.
The main motif of the pattern is first beaded, followed by the background and then the border.
The Austrian flag has been the main motif of many collector coins.
The main motif for this work is the soft mournful notes in the left hand and the start and the end.
It was intriguing to hear the President evoke "our way of life" as his main motif.
The main motif of the book is stated in the poem at its end: Make way, you people, for our stride.
Relay race events have been selected as a main motif in numerous collectors' coins.
This section of the music introduces the main motifs, which are used in other parts of the cycle.
The orchestra provides continuous accompaniment with the main motif and different themes.
Track and field events have been selected as a main motif in numerous collectors' coins.
Her commitment to working against drug abuse was a prime motive for her trip to Pakistan that year.
As a thinking entity, one of my prime motives might be called a lust for surprise.
How far was combating socialism the prime motive for the Liberal social reforms 1906-14?
If your prime motive is a hope of power, the only way you'll get it in the long run is by staying with me.
"That would be a prime motive for murder: fear of exposure."
He had come in late and he felt a little lost, but the presentation wasn't his prime motive here.
Taking consumer health as the prime motive, Skylark took a step ahead and started working on antibiotic free chicken.
The first week on the mesa she had announced one of her prime motives for choosing law enforcement: a way to meet straight men.
A sense of duty is often a prime motive in filing these civil suits.
The prime motives for the missile attacks were seen as twofold.