West explained that the motivation of some of his questionable decisions stemmed from over-work.

Edward's motivation stems from a love for his brother, Alphonse, whom he is desperately seeking to restore to human form after their mistake.

The motivation behind the multiple romances stems from the character's need to fill the void her father left when he abandoned her.

The motivation for aspect-oriented programming approaches stem from the problems caused by code scattering and tangling.

The motivation for biointerface science stems from the urgent need to increase the understanding of interactions between biomolecules and surfaces.

Members of the party elite are viewed as being rational actors whose primary motivation stems from their desire to be re-elected.

Other motivations stem from curiosity and general social pressures.

The motivation for the event stems from a desire to reduce boundaries between the amateurs and the experts.

Cortex's main motivation for conquering the world stems from extensive ridicule he had suffered in the past.

As with the previous series, his motivation for helping the Romans stems from greed and pure self-interest.