sinister purpose

collocation in English

meaningsofsinisterandpurpose

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sinister
adjective
uk
/ˈsɪn.ɪ.stər/us
/ˈsɪn.ə.stɚ/
making you feel that something bad or evil ...
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purpose
noun
uk
/ˈpɜː.pəs/us
/ˈpɝː.pəs/
why you do something or why ...
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(Definition ofsinisterandpurposefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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We have given frequent assurances that there is no secret agenda orsinisterpurposebehind the clause.
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I am assured there is nosinisterpurposein it.
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I feel that behind it there is asinisterpurpose.
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Is it being introduced for somesinisterpurposebecause of some international agreement?
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Some of those groups would he more risible than anything else if there were not such asinisterpurposebehind them.
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If there were anysinisterpurpose, we should continue the publication of the bulletin in order to show a vastly improved situation this year.
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Why should anyone want to possess a human embryo, produced by in vitro fertilisation, except for asinisterpurpose?
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There is nosinisterpurposebehind the provision.
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After the war came the realisation of what is, perhaps, theirsinisterpurpose; their idea of world domination.
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I recognise that there are disruptive elements in society, either because of ideological motives, or for some other purpose—even asinisterpurpose.
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The amendment has nosinisterpurpose: we are not trying to change the ethos of the housing association movement.
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It may, at first sight, seem an innocent thing and to mark nosinisterpurpose.
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Even explosives are not always used for thesinisterpurposewhich he at once has in mind.
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What is thissinisterpurposefrom which he is so kind as to acquit me?
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This provision has nosinisterpurposebehind it.
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I think that many well-meaning people are being misled by others who have asinisterpurposein their minds.
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One wonders whether his performance today was due to inefficiency or whether there was somesinisterpurposebehind it.
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I readily assure her that there is nosinisterpurposein clause 5(3), dealing with the suspension of benefit.
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There is nosinisterpurposein this.
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