noble motive
collocation in Englishmeaningsofnobleandmotive
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noble
adjective
uk/ˈnəʊ.bəl/us/ˈnoʊ.bəl/
moral in an honest, brave, and ...
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motive
noun[C]
uk/ˈməʊ.tɪv/us/ˈmoʊ.t̬ɪv/
a reason for ...
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(Definition ofnobleandmotivefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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A morenoblemotiveon which to base regionalization is, of course, outcome.
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Of course, kindness is anoblemotive, a noble sentiment.
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While claiming the samenoblemotiveof environmental conservation, all that such theories are seeking to safeguard are the interests of a few major industrial groups.
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Is that not the objective, rather than noble motives?
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Too little of it would give reign to less noble motives, while too much may lead to fanaticism.
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Other people are influenced by less noble motives.
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He thinks the best of and imputes the purest and most noble motives, unsullied by personal or pecuniary interest, to his fellow men.
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He has chosen the former, doubtless from no very noble motives.
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If we could reform human nature and get people to work for more noble motives than they do now, how greatly would the face of the world be changed.
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We have both noble motives.
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