Sentence examples for altruistic reason from inspiring English sources

Carol E. Lee wishes that she had a more altruistic reason for knitting.

Walt gets into the meth business for an altruistic reason: he has lung cancer and wants to ensure his family's financial security after he dies.

If Carol E. Lee needs an altruistic reason to knit, I suggest hooking up with those of us who knit "chemo caps".

It was for this altruistic reason that its scientists had tried to produce cheap vaccines from plants that would benefit millions of people in the developing world who could not afford western medicine.

"We have a very clear benefit that we offer to men," said Dr. Richard M. Haupt, Merck's executive director of clinical research, referring to the warts, "even if they don't feel they need to have an altruistic reason to get the vaccine".

But Caper's plug-and-play cart-based system might be able to leapfrog its competitors if it's easier for shops to set up. "I don't have an altruistic reason, but I really want to put a dent in the universe and I think retail is severely under-innovated," Gao candidly remarked.

Bosses have less altruistic reasons too.

China is not in Africa for altruistic reasons.

We didn't jump into this for altruistic reasons.

Corporations rarely do things for purely altruistic reasons.

China is not helping its neighbour for altruistic reasons.