Example sentences of "good of motive " in BNC.
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| 1 | Scholes 's proposal to teach the ‘ cultural text ’ as well as the ‘ literary text ’ makes good sense ; but , for the best of motives , he tends to a brisk simplification in his approach . |
| 2 | I am sure that the people who inserted the notice had the best of motives . |
| 3 | ‘ It was done with the best of motives . |
| 4 | Though no amount of apologising was going to excuse the fact that she had deliberately misled them , even given that she had only misled them from the best of motives — so that they should not worry . |
| 5 | We would hate to see him invite his mother to a similar jaunt , even for the best of motives . |
| 6 | ‘ In any event , I think one has to think very carefully before cancelling elections , even from the best of motives , because it is a diminution of local democracy . |