adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
an ulterior motive (= a hidden motive )
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Did you think I had an ulterior motive for coming here?
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
motive
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However, for Guangming Ribao, all her appeals to students to end the demonstrations had an ulterior motive .
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An ulterior motive for performing text recognition is to convert existing printed material into a computer format that permits further processing.
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No ulterior motive lurks behind it, but it keeps you at a distance.
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They look around for other explanations and ulterior motives .
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A member is entitled to a judgment that is free from any extraneous or ulterior motive .
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Actually, he invited me out tonight, probably with an ulterior motive .
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It was difficult to accept that Jane had no ulterior motives .
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He had to have an ulterior motive .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A member is entitled to a judgment that is free from any extraneous or ulterior motive.
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An ulterior motive for performing text recognition is to convert existing printed material into a computer format that permits further processing.
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It was under the old law if done in pursuance of the ulterior intent, not if done simply to gain access.
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No ulterior motive lurks behind it, but it keeps you at a distance.
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They look around for other explanations and ulterior motives.
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They were the sturdy facade, the ulterior design for a very canny flow of resources.