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.