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How to use the word ULTERIOR in a Sentence?

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Our agenda is that the God we serve will give strength to this woman and this man and this family and an agenda that God would give us justice in this courtroom, we did not come for an ulterior motive.

The Rev. Jackson

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I want to reiterate that the so-called genocide in Xinjiang is nothing but a rumor backed by ulterior motives and an outright lie.

Zhao Lijian

Found on CNN
2 years ago

The potential for a postal employee to not do his job and throw away ballots for whatever reason -- a non-partisan reason -- there's never been a prohibition against arresting them to send a message to all postal employees that you can't impact the election, why now ? Given what happened in Pittsburgh my suspicion is that there's a political ulterior motive.

Paul Pelletier

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Do not be intimidated or misled, exploited by those with ulterior motives and in particular, do not be a rumour monger yourself, or join the anti-China forces in stigmatizing or demonizing the legislation.

Xie Feng

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

Isn't everybody always paranoid that this is used for ulterior purposes ? of course they're going to be sorely disappointed when The Washington Post just looks like another version of a civics exam. I mean that's pretty much how The Washington Post's going to look.

Ken Cuccinelli

Found on CNN
4 years ago

The Dalai Lama attacking our human rights totally has ulterior motives. He tramples on human rights, and has no right, no qualifications, and is unworthy of talking about human rights, as for some countries slamming our human rights, they either don't understand or believe the Dalai clique's rumors and bewitchments.

Norbu Dondrup

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

There was no ulterior motive behind his act.

Sanowar Khan

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

China has an ulterior motive.

Lina Benebdallah

Found on CNN
5 years ago

True friends, love you unconditionally, have no ulterior motives, want what is best for you, are honest with you. True friends don’t always tell you what you want to hear. True friends tell you what you need to hear. True friends are a blessing.

H.W. Mann

added by howardmann
6 years ago

After long consultation with my family and prayerful consideration, I have decided I will not be a candidate for any office in 2018, for those that would speculate otherwise, let me be clear that I have no ulterior motives.

Jason Chaffetz

Found on CNN
7 years ago

After more than 1,500 nights away from my home, it is time. I may run again for public office, but not in 2018, for those that would speculate otherwise, let me be clear that I have no ulterior motives. I am healthy. I am confident I would continue to be re-elected by large margins. I have the full support of Speaker (Paul) Ryan to continue as Chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee. That said, I have made a personal decision to return to the private sector.

Jason Chaffetz

Found on CNN
7 years ago

For those that would speculate otherwise, let me be clear that I have no ulterior motives. I am healthy. I am confident I would continue to be re-elected by large margins. I have the full support of Speaker Ryan to continue as Chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee. That said, I have made a personal decision to return to the private sector.

Jason Chaffetz

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

We can see so many countries coming to the fore hyping this issue up, but it doesn't matter how loud their voices are, they still represent a minority of countries in the world, if you look at who is talking about international law all the time, it is politicians and non-professionals with ulterior motives. It is them who really need to learn something about international law.

Xu Hong

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

This heinous act is done because of the (incorrect) beliefs of people and many of these beliefs often have ulterior motives behind them.

Police Sanjeev Marik

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Holly, you can tell, had this ulterior motive every minute being at the Mansion, and that motive was -- it was clear as day -- she wanted Hef's kids, she wanted a piece of Playboy and she wanted to marry Hef for, obviously, his will.

Kendra Wilkinson

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Our American partners use their own methods for their ulterior purposes.

Russian President Vladimir Putin

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Some people, who do not know the truth, have questioned China's position of not accepting or participating in the arbitration, some others, who harbor ulterior motives, have made one-sided and misleading readings of the rules of international law, and, on that basis, made accusations or insinuations that China does not abide by law and perversely brand China a 'challenger' to international rules.

Xu Hong

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

If you can impress any man with an absorbing conviction of the supreme importance of some moral or religious doctrine if you can make him believe that those who reject that doctrine are doomed to eternal perdition if you then give that man power, and by means of his ignorance blind him to the ulterior consequences of his own act,-he will infallibly persecute those who deny his doctrine.

Henry Thomas Buckle

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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