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121ulterior motive — UK [ʌlˌtɪəriə(r) ˈməʊtɪv] US [ʌlˌtɪriər ˈmoʊtɪv] noun [countable] [singular ulterior motive plural ulterior motives] if you have an ulterior motive for doing something, you do it partly because you think you will get some advantage from doing it …
122Electro-motive — E*lec tro mo tive, a. Producing electro motion; producing, or tending to produce, electricity or an electric current; causing electrical action or effects. [1913 Webster] {Electro motive force} (Physics), the force which produces, or tends to… …
123Electro-motive force — Electro motive E*lec tro mo tive, a. Producing electro motion; producing, or tending to produce, electricity or an electric current; causing electrical action or effects. [1913 Webster] {Electro motive force} (Physics), the force which produces,… …
124Leading motive — Leading Lead ing, a. Guiding; directing; controlling; foremost; as, a leading motive; a leading man; a leading example. {Lead ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] {Leading case} (Law), a reported decision which has come to be regarded as settling the law …
125Ulterior motive — Ulterior Ul*te ri*or, a. [L., comp. of ultra, ultro, beyond, on the other side, properly cases of an old adjective, formed with a comparative suffix, which is akin to OL. uls beyond, L. olim formerly, hereafter, orig., at that time, ille that, OL …
126Uniformity of motive — In astrobiology, the Uniformity of Motive theory suggests that any civilization in the universe would go through similar technological steps in their development. This theory supports the idea that at some point in their history, advanced alien… …
127Tinsley Motive Power Depot — (latterly Tinsley Traction Maintenance Depot (TMD) was built as part of the Sheffield district rail rationalisation plan of the 1960s opening during 1965 and situated adjacent to, but at a higher level than the new Tinsley Marshalling Yard… …
128Mixed motive — may refer to: Mixed motives (math): In mathematics, Voevodsky s construction of the derived category of mixed motives. In constitutional law, mixed motive discrimination. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If… …
