Sentence examples for improper motivations from inspiring English sources

Mr. Hevesi was reluctant to speculate about any possible improper motivations, noting only that the Giuliani administration provided his office with little documentation explaining the process.

The blindfold worn by the figure of Justice is intended to convey the notion that judges decide cases according to the law and the facts, unaffected by partisanship or other improper motivations.

Livingstone, who announced his resignation at the start of his testimony that day, and his assistant, Anthony Marceca, insisted during the committee's hearings that the mishandled files were a result of a bureaucratic mixup and that no improper motivations were behind it.

It was surely a reflection of the era's unspoken desires that so many listeners, including those at the F.C.C., were eager to hear obscenities or "improper motivation" in the Kingsmen's "Louie Louie".

"[I]n the law, what is sauce for the goose is normally sauce for the gander," wrote Justice Breyer, reasoning that because Heffernan's employer mistakenly thought that Heffernan's conduct was constitutionally protected, Heffernan had a valid claim rooted in his employer's improper motivation.

While the hope of a big payday might provide the motivation to engage in this improper conduct, the law takes this evasion of privacy seriously.

While the report did not lay out possible motivations or describe the actions as "improper conduct," PricewaterhouseCoopers added that "given the sums of money involved and some of the unusual decisions that have been made, it cannot be ruled out at this stage".

In spite of the inspector general's statement that there was no evidence of political motivation, the sides diverged over whether the improper activity was evidence of broader bias on behalf of the Obama administration.

Ask yourself what their motivation is if they are not prepared to go on the record, and whether an improper purpose could taint their reliability as a source (and thus make defending our published or broadcast material more difficult).

She noted that an improper stop could have been a mistake or based on an officer's misunderstanding of the law, rather than a racial motivation.

— the Improper Benefits bowl.