But what if the motive wasn't political, but some other grievance by an individual?
That suggests a different motive: a desire finally to draw a line under the banking crisis.
But his real motive is passion he and Asteria are deeply in love.
"The state brought many witnesses with a motive to embellish or outright lie, " she told jurors.
So far there have been no arrests and police have no motive for the crime.
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The motive for this is more economic regeneration than a desire for constitutional symmetry.
No motive was given for the planned attack but the men had already confessed, she added.
If the acts themselves were misguided, they shrugged, at least the motive of jihad was pure.
Ms. Lewinsky had no apparent motive to lie to her friends, family members, and counselors.
But one simple motive inspires virtually every great collector who puts his paintings on display.
Motive: Goldman was working overtime to unload the CDO it had created to investors.
Whatever your motive, you can be sure brands are listening and watching your every social move.
It was unclear what the suspect's motive was, or what weapon he used, Garcia said.
The media would surely demonize such an individual, but his wealth motive would be our gain.
Although capping prices has an honorable motive, the low pay inevitably leads to corruption.
For many the goal is material gain, but by no means is profit our only motive.
In fact, the real motive for these cuts is to calm the fuel protesters.
G7's other motive to avoid more Argentine defaults to multilateral financial institutions has even less merit.
Police have not yet suggested any motive for the killing in the town of Monument.
His profession may be a "significant" factor in a motive for his murder, police said.
The investigation by Northern Constabulary has yet to establish a motive for the killing.
We could certainly speculate about my buried motive a reluctance to leave Vienna, move on, grow up.
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Are they really looking for their country's freedom or is there - what is their motive?
Police found no motive for the attacks and alcohol was not considered a factor, Archer said.
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"Assuming a crime was committed, that takes out a big motive issue, " he says.
While Venezuela's government is notoriously bureaucratic, some suspect a political motive behind the delays.
Item 26: Newspapers must not have a hidden motive when expressing opinion or news analysis.
During the trial, prosecutors indicated robbery might have been one possible motive for the killings.
The prosecution's opening statement offered no suggestion of a motive for the 1985 killing.
The significance of the FHA's troubles is that this agency had no profit motive.
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