underlying motive
collocation in Englishmeaningsofunderlyingandmotive
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underlying
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˌʌn.dəˈlaɪ.ɪŋ/us/ˌʌn.dɚˈlaɪ.ɪŋ/
real but not ...
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motive
noun[C]
uk/ˈməʊ.tɪv/us/ˈmoʊ.t̬ɪv/
a reason for ...
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(Definition ofunderlyingandmotivefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Ideally, fragments must make sense to the expert who must be able to supply someunderlyingmotiveor reason for them belonging together.
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But maximizing offspring cannot be taken as the ultimateunderlyingmotiveof all human behavior, because it simply does not fit the facts.
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Theunderlyingmotivefor this relaxation was the authorities' need for reliable expertise and intelligence as well as for additional ('scientific') legitimacy.
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In part, this was determined by the content of the question; however, other factors influenced the decision, in particular theunderlyingmotivethat they attributed to the questioner.
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I suspect that there is anunderlyingmotive.
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What is theunderlyingmotiveof subsidising local authorities and placing them in a more favourable position than private enterprise?
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There is anotherunderlyingmotivebehind clause 27.
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Theunderlyingmotive, of course, for the suggestion of control over the doctor is a very right and proper one.
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That is the wholeunderlyingmotiveof those who assess the need of those who need assistance.
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An importantunderlyingmotivemay well have been that there were interested parties outside of ports that wanted to make transport by sea even cheaper.
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Television is bound to be debased when theunderlyingmotiveof the programme is not to give pleasure but to sell toothpaste.
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That is theunderlyingmotiveof the amendments which my group has tabled.
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I suggest that where we see crass stupidity we may find anunderlyingmotive; if there is no underlying motive, then perhaps we can leave it as just crass stupidity.
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Theunderlyingmotiveof those who seek, in some cases to preserve and in other cases to change and modernise our procedures, is to preserve scrutiny.
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I think we need to bear in mind constantly that the creation of statutory blacklists, however desirable theunderlyingmotive, brings with it the potential for injustice.
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Although its tactics have shown amazing variations, theunderlyingmotivehas always been the same—to prepare the way for a well-organised and ruthless minority to seize and to keep power.
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The term often implies someunderlyingmotiveof revenge prompting the return.
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Whilst his visits were ostensibly sociable, hisunderlyingmotivewas to ensure the protection and survival of his clan.
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I say that there are two underlying motives in all they say and do.
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