The phrase "admirable motives" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing someone's intentions or reasons for acting in a way that is commendable or praiseworthy.
Example: "Her decision to volunteer for the charity was driven by admirable motives, as she genuinely wanted to help those in need."
Alternatives: "commendable intentions" or "praiseworthy reasons".
In a letter to the Israeli historian Otto Dov Kulka of December 8 , 1986 Nolte criticized the work of the French Holocaust denier Robert Faurisson on the ground that the Holocaust did occur, but went on to argue that Faurisson's work was motivated by what Nolte claimed were the admirable motives of sympathy towards the Palestinians and opposition to Israel.
All these people, often for the wholly admirable motives of aiding what was assumed to be the transformation of a former international pariah regime, accepted the Gaddafis at face value.
This is an admirable motive, and it's about all "Suspicion" has going for it.
As voters, the highly-educated super-wealthy may have a better bead on policy in the public interest than the rest of us, as well as more admirable other-regarding motives.
Moreover, although he makes no mention of practical wisdom, such states of character are not admirable, not virtuous motives, unless they take the world into account and are 'balanced', in (we must suppose) a wise way.
Their motives are admirable.
Writer-director Karl Mueller's commitment to building a weird mythic character of dubious motives is admirable, but what sinks "Mr. Jones" is a prolonged second-half psychic breakdown scenario in which Scott and Penny enter a split-consciousness nightmare world so darkly lighted, gimmicky and overedited, it neither scares nor disturbs.
The motive is admirable, if a trifle tenuous.
The administration would also like an extra $3 billion to help states provide such things as job training and placement programmes, together with transport networks to get welfare recipients to work.The motive is admirable; the approach may be mistaken.
Reprints Related items The Senate race in South Carolina: After the StromJan 24th 2002 Good bloodFeb 1st 2001Yet his motives were not admirable.
Gove's motive was superficially more admirable.
