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Jay once said that a good motive cannot sanction a bad action.

Nobody likes to have his true motive doubted.

Jealousy was the motive for the murder.

What's his motive for committing murder?

She is acting from some selfish motive.

The most disturbing part of the crime was the randomness of the attacks.

The man was shooting at total strangers, with no apparent motive.

The police have ample proof of motive for the suspect in the murder.

They still haven't been able to work out quite what her motive was for resorting to crime.

Police are still looking for a motive in the murder of a local school teacher.

What was his motive for doing it?

What was his motive for setting the house on fire?

A Malian proverb suggests that one does not give a gift without a motive.

Police have yet to determine the underlying motive in the attack on a local businessman.

The motive for the murder is not yet known.

Bombmaking criminals frequently have the motive of wanting public attention.

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