Several seconds passed while he assured himself that there were no sinister motives behind the thought.

The race is on when these killing are discovered to have a greater and more sinister motive than they first thought.

However, this was a single case, and some critics questioned whether there were sinister motives behind the policy.

"You're saying that you think she had a sinister motive to take your case?"

Now it seemed that there was another ulterior and sinister motive.

However, we need not assume a sinister motive for these meetings.

Easily startled, they read sinister motives in faces where there are none.

The couple aids Sam, but are revealed to have sinister motives behind it.

The state had "no sinister motive to control thought," he said.

Yet there is always the suspicion that the German woman has some more sinister motive.