The phrase "alternative motive" is not correct in English; the correct term is "ulterior motive." You can use "ulterior motive" when discussing someone's hidden reasons for doing something, often implying deceit or hidden agendas.
Example: "She seemed genuinely interested in helping, but I couldn't shake the feeling that she had an ulterior motive."
Alternatives: "hidden agenda" or "secret intention."
It will defend itself should Sovereign have an alternative motive, he said.
Mr. Malvo's lawyers have suggested an alternative motive involving Mr. Muhammad's other ex-wife, Mildred Muhammad, with whom he had three children.
"Since our motives -- the motives of the majority -- have been presumably exposed by some members of the committee, maybe this exposes the alternative motive, which is to elect Vice President Gore by our own inaction," said Senator Daniel Webster, a Republican.
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An alternative motive, involving robbery, gained traction as the case rolled on, based on the unexplained disappearance of Meredith Kercher's 200 euro rent money.
"These men had alternative motives," Ward said, "to attempt to overthrow the county and federal government in hopes to spark a movement across the United States".
Zimmer's allegations open up a larger field of alternative motives (some are already out there) suggesting that the Christie Administration regarded retribution as a versatile tool.
When your child feels affronted, Thayne recommends having him come up with five alternative motives for someone's action or behavior.
Changes in the distribution of responses across treatment cells allow us to distinguish among alternative motives as elaborated in recent theory.
"Each time we found out that there were alternative motives involved," Sands says now. "Darryl was always open to the end to meet with Tatum, but he wanted it to be one on one.
"These men came to Harney County claiming to be part of militia groups supporting local ranchers," Sheriff David Ward said in a statement, "when in reality these men had alternative motives, to attempt to overthrow the county and federal government in hopes to spark a movement across the United States".
