Sentences with phrase «say about their motive»

And despite what the plaintiffs in this case say about their motive in suing the city, the city of Philadelphia has deeper pockets than the officer involved.

Not exact matches

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.

It's not about what you say you care about, or even about good motives.

In a statement he said: «There can be no doubt what was used and there remains no alternative explanation about who was responsible — only Russia has the means, motive and record.»

Sheriff Israel said that the authorities did not yet know the motive for the killing, but were learning more about Mr. Cruz through his social media pages, which he described as «very, very concerning.»

«I don't like liars and I don't like those that would try to steer people in the wrong course about God and the Bible purely for selfish and distorted motives that run deeper than what all the gloss and glitz says.»

He said when he asked Obama about how he became a Christian, the president said he joined a church in Chicago after becoming a community organizer, leaving Graham to speculate whether he became a Christian for the right motives.

But he has much to say about the attitudes and motives of men in their corporate life.

He says, as does Luke, that the act of Judas was inspired by the devil; that is to say, it was a piece of sheer irrational evil, the motive for which was beyond their comprehension; and that is probably as much as they knew about it.

Him: «I... often enjoy your messages but you do have a habit of making judgements about peoples motives which is more than a little irritating... my concern was your willingness to read into peoples posts motivations that are not there, that they have not said.

Whatever their motive is, the fact that they are concerned about their captives, their dead or the bodies of their dead is something to be respected,» the Hezbollah leader said.

Jeremy good message and quite relevant for today God is still looking at our hearts and motives for serving him or are we serving our own agenda as Jonah was.He did nt feel compassionate towards his enemies and who could blame him they had cruelly killed many Jews it was a question of life or death to his own people.The Jewish nation was no more deserving of Gods grace than the other nations that is revealed by sending Jonah to preach a message of hope and life.Ultimately God calls all by faith in him and is willing to be merciful to all nations and peoples that do not not deserve it just like us it is by grace that we all are forgiven.I am pleased that God is sovereign and knows whats best he is merciful to us.Our human nature is that it is better to kill our enemies before they can kill us and that is essentially Jonahs message that is why he struggled to be obedient to Gods will.Gods message is to forgive those that trespass against us and show mercy.Its complicated and it is natural to protect ourselves and our families from those who would seek to destroy them but ultimately its about trusting God with everything easier said than done.If it comes to a choice we will have to trust God and ask for his strength because we cant do it in ours.As Christ laid down his life for us are we ready to lay our lives and the lives of our families as a sacrifice for him.To me that is where the story of Jonah is leading to we have the choice to fight our enemies or to love them as God loves them.brentnz

An analyst of motives might have something to say about an ambitious young woman's dealing that way with an elder.

So let us look at each side of this paradox of Jesus in order to discover what it has to say about our inner attitudes and motives.

Daly and Cobb say there is plenty of room to complain about monopoly profits, but that is a complaint against monopoly, not against profits per se: «If one dislikes bureaucratic decision making then one must accept the market and the profit motive, if not as a positive good then as the lesser of two evils... We have no hesitation in opting for the market as the basic institution of resource allocation» (p. 48).

I may have been too nuanced in this, and I must say that I am still unsure about the motives of those who opposed Joe.

«It's not because they're bad men or want kids to be harmed,» said Anderson, speculating about the motives of top officials at Penn State and the church who allegedly kept quiet about abuse allegations, «but because they want to preserve the reputation of the institutions.»

Maybe I am just being cynical here, but when I hear people that have previously taken great delight in tormenting Arsenal and our manager change their tune and start to say nice things about Arsene Wenger and the club I can not help but question their motives.

Russell shakes his head when pressed about his reasons and says, «See, people are always assigning their own motives to the actions of others.

No matter how badly you want the adoption to work, don't say or do anything that would cause the expecting mother to question your motives or that would raise doubts about your honesty and integrity.

«All I would say to you is, whatever your views are about the events of the last few years, never ever ever let anyone question the motives of the Liberal Democrats,» he said.

Mr. Bratton said the police were trying to learn more about Brinsley's motives, but he, too, said there was a connection between Brinsley's actions and the movement that has gripped the city's streets.

He said his concerns about the motives of the group's supporters in the NYC real estate industry are outweighed by the need to fix a broken system.

The IDC, (minus Sen. Tony Avella, who's testifying), issued a statement in response to questions about a wiretapped conversation played yesterday at the federal corruption trial of former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son, Adam, saying (in part): «We can not speculate on the motives of Sen. Skelos.»

He added: «Maybe they might have their motive for saying that but I have delivered about three similar speeches and none has been described as empty.

I yield to no - one in my disappointment at Portillo for what he said about Boris Johnson, but, whatever his motives, he is right on this.

«I'm not going to editorialize about motive, just, I would urge all of you to look into these fascinating interconnections and potential motivations and the cast of characters,» Mr. de Blasio said today.

Overall, most people back Lord Justice Leveson's proposals, including that for legislation to underpin press regulation; but voters are wary about giving too much say to MPs; and they are suspicious of both Cameron's and Miliband's motives for the stands they took last Thursday.

When questioned by agent Keller about her motives for being a UN translator Silvia says she believes in what the place [the UN] tries to accomplish, to which Keller responds, «You've had a tough year lady.»

I never quite figured out the motive behind this question, but my best response was: «I'll answer that question if you can tell me why all the football players sit together or why all the rugby players sit together, or why all the theater kids sit together, etc, etc.» In truth, most people just shrugged and said, «You know, I never thought about it like that.»

Powell said there are «clearly questions to answer, for the board and leadership of Bright Tribe» about their «questionable motives towards GM UTC, and about how the regional schools commissioner, and ministers have allowed this benign accountability environment to grow».

When I demur about the influence of the «billionaire boys club» on education (using Diane Ravitch's term), she says, «Who cares where the money comes from or the motives for giving it?

Rather shockingly, she says yes, and thus begins the novel's exploration of desire and ambition, the stories we tell ourselves about our lives and our motives, and — above all — Paris itself, half modern city and half romantic myth.

It's not that Visa and Marvel have ulterior motives — I believe they're well intentioned — it's just that it says a lot about the state of personal finance education in our country when kids need to learn about managing money through comic books.

It says a great deal more about the motives and honesty of Montford and McIntyre, than about Mann, Bradley, and Hughes.

called on Comey to resign, saying the FBI director deliberately kept quiet evidence about Russia's motives before the election.

And it's weird that he says that about motives, because I was about to mention that Mr Ferrara has a history of writing stuff that just happens to favor the positions of wealthy and powerful people, for money, according to Business Week:

you can not even see that Nic has said nothing in his article about the motives of the authors.

«For administrative and labour law in Canada, it's a major decision because it is now clear that the workers can examine the members of decision - making authority, such as an administrative board, executive council or in our case, a council of commissioners about the motives leading to any disciplinary sanction,» she says.

Two months of ongoing criticism of the guilty verdict that sent Dennis Oland to prison — and of the character and motives of jury members who delivered it — is raising questions about rules in Canada that gag jurors after a trial, says Toronto lawyer Allan Rouben.

They say stuff about him hating black people and, really, what's the probative value of that in a case where the defendant had no apparent motive other than racial animus?

However, about 46 % said that the primary motive to purchase the health cover was to avail of the tax benefits.

Authorities offered no immediate details on the 19 - year - old suspect or any possible motive, except to say that he had been kicked out of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, which has about 3,000 students.

Besides, salespeople could wonder about the manager's motives and operation, Williams says.