Sentences with phrase «own motives»

Although Beijing may ultimately have self - interested motives, its work in the Arctic may actually prove beneficial since the Chinese are able to provide capital and joint venture opportunities to countries that lack the necessary funds, Holland said.

It seemed Gilbert had an ulterior motive: to kick the tires on Rap Genius.

A senior national government official said earlier that authorities had not turned over the investigation to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, a sign that investigators believed it was unlikely that terrorism was the motive.

I'm not doubting their data here is incorrect, nor am I implying anything sinister about Breindel's motives.

Since then, the film argues, a variety of measures — from Jim Crow laws to President Richard Nixon's «war on drugs» and President Bill Clinton's «three - strikes - you're - out» legislation — have served to send increasingly large numbers of black men in prison, and several legal scholars and activists interviewed on camera suggest a profit motive at work, as well as racism.

Ellis has seen a similar motive in some of her clients.

According to The Indy Star, the delivery giant initially cited «projected operational needs» as the motive behind scrapping the distribution center.

Their skills, professionalism and training guide them in completing their task, even if their motive is personal.

-- Loren Ridinger, founder of Motives Cosmetics and SEVP of e-commerce platform Market America and Shop.com

So, could they now have ulterior motives?

Luskin's writing was influenced by one of the most cited academic studies on whistleblowers, a 1985 academic report by researchers at the Ohio State University, who conluded that «that whistleblowing is appropriately viewed as «prosocial» behavior, that is behavior that involves both egoistic and altruistic motives.»

The purported motive for the torture carried out in Syria is even the same as that reported in Iraq — to intimidate and terrify the population.

Once you decipher a person's motives, you can adequately show respect for their beliefs and, upon doing so have them listen to your point - of - view in a more open minded manner.

Which brings me to the release today of Fortune's annual celebrated «Change the World» list, where we highlight companies that are tackling key societal problems with the same ambition — and, importantly, sustaining profit motive — that they're pursuing their core business operations.

The entrepreneur might have another motive for expressing this notion.

The reward should be meaningful to the employee to motive him or her to continue achieving successful results.

Stark's motives made «Captain America: Civil War» a better movie: choosing sides was a huge conflict for fans, and added a lot more depth to the MCU and the Avengers as individuals.

Understanding their miserable motives is key to dealing with them effectively.

What started as a simple «buy one, give one» concept where eyeglasses were donated to those in need has morphed into proof that corporate social responsibility can truly make a difference in the world and that the motives are far beyond income goals.

That said, here's the primary motive: Republicans are learning the hard way that «owning» healthcare legislation isn't fun.

Regardless of his motives, however, is Thiel doing anything wrong by funding Hogan's case?

Give your own motives a deep assessment, avoid your biases and market yourself for the current - day work world.

A major part of becoming successful in sales is understanding the customer's motives, and connecting with them.

If they get the feeling that all you want is to make a quick buck, they'll notice your motive instantly and be turned off.

There's not much there in terms of the motives, goals, and overall, a lot of them don't feel like a genuine threat to our heroes.

With more than half of consumers expressing skepticism about the motives behind cause marketing campaigns, it's crucial that you remain authentic.

«Both motive, and timing and motive, are relevant distinctions,» Paul S. Ryan, vice president of policy and litigation at Common Cause, told Business Insider.

But the consultant contended in an email that the PBM's profit motive would benefit Meridian: «Since they have this money at stake, they will work harder to increase the use of generics.»

It was all because I hit the motives in her that most people need: recognition and respect.

Space has been my primary motive force in nearly everything I've done.

While the subject of China's emerging military is vast, there are several standout defense aerospace programs that provide an insight into China's global motives.

«Those statements are definitely relevant, because there's a longstanding doctrine that there can be laws or executive orders that on their face don't discriminative on the basis of race or religion but that is their motive — and if that is their motive, they can be struck down,» Ilya Somin, a George Mason University law professor, told CNN on Tuesday.

The concern with the internet has always been that ISPs have strong motives to interfere with certain things that run on it.

If Trump's past comments about a ban on Muslims don't weigh heavily on the judges» perceptions of his motivations, the speed with which the order was drafted and rolled out — largely bypassing the government's traditional national - security apparatus — and the extent to which it has been altered since may give courts reason enough to wonder whether an «ulterior motive» was at play, Stock said.

That rings true, especially in an era in which just about everyone is cynical about corporate motives.

In top - down power structures, employees are viewed as worker bees and considered to be objects or expenses rather than assets; there is little concern for their happiness or well - being, since the motive for hiring them was purely productivity and profit.

Saunders identified the suspect as Alek Minassian, 25, and said police were still searching for a motive, declining to provide further details.

The suspect's motive was unknown, officials said.

Police are trying to nail down Nasim Aghdam's motives for shooting people at YouTube's headquarters yesterday, but it may well relate to the woman's antipathy toward the company's content moderation policies.

«It's like a venture capital firm without a profit motive,» says Russell Shilling, a former Darpa program manager who now develops educational tech at a nonprofit called Digital Promise.

In an exclusive interview with CNBC on the sidelines of the G - 20 meeting of finance ministers and central bankers in Moscow, Aso said the communique released seemed to validate Japan's motives for its recent economic policies, but added that this does not represent an endorsement.

«In other words, there is now motive added to conduct,» Deitz noted.

Most corporations are already short on moral authority, even before you add in the profit motive.

Are they trying to help me determine if my concept can work or do they have some latent and ulterior motive in mind?

Governments need to take corporate motives as they are and devise regulations that encourage appropriate behaviour.

«For better or worse, it looks like many hybrid and EV owners are driven more by financial motives rather than a responsibility to the environment,» said Edmunds.com director of industry analysis Jessica Caldwell.

The motive for Eugene's attack is unknown and may never be known because police shot him dead at the scene.

When every day you wake up with that motive of enhancement.

Patent trolls usually acquire rights to unused or soon - to - expire patents with no motive of using the patent, other than to frighten business owners into settling out of court, rather than fighting a hopeless patent case.

VentureBeat, for instance, surmised that Graham had ulterior motives when he made the statement because Y Combinator competes with Google Ventures to invest in similar early - stage start - ups.