They were principally motivated by the aim of controlling the coasts of Europe.

And many elected officials and political consultants suggest that Mr. Powell is motivated principally by a desire to enhance his name recognition.

"They are not principally motivated by a desire to further the interests of the public at large," the court said of the private guards.

It was not clear whether they were principally motivated by concern about snipers or a desire to limit access to Kuwait and its people.

This was partly for reason of intellectual policy, in that an author must be responsible for what he has written, but it was principally motivated by professional pride.

Unfortunately, the Government of the Republic of Vietnam, at a broad level, was principally motivated not to lose, rather than achieve some goal.

Claims that Milošević was principally motivated by a desire for power have been supported by many people who had known or had worked for him.

Yet elsewhere she shows very clearly how Leonide Massine's choreography was motivated principally by pictorial rather than musical stimuli.

On the other hand, the Justices may have been principally motivated by a sparse argument calendar with ample room for additional cases.

The company said it was principally motivated by financial concerns.