Sentence examples for motive and method from inspiring English sources

But she had bountiful evidence pertaining to character, motive, and method.

In a case that left investigators puzzling over mysteries of motive and method, though not of means, the Nassau County police charged the woman, Kelly Forbes, 29, with second-degree murder in the death of her husband, Michael Forbes, 50, in Merrick, N.Y., on Wednesday morning.

And while the attacks differ in motive and method, there are four consistent perpetrators charging at us at full speed – and we need to rein them in.

Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave it a mixed review, writing, "Here is a thriller that's curiously reluctant to get to the payoff, and when it does, we see why: We can't accept the motive and method of the bank robbery, we can't believe in one character and can't understand another".

Federico Lombardi hit back on Vatican Radio Saturday morning by questioning the motives and method of the newspapers that reported the story and implying that the media is seeking to influence the election process of the next pope.

Osama's motives and methods are explored methodically and forensically, but what is lacking (perhaps because the evidence is so thin) is a sense of the personality behind this supremely dangerous company.

Their motives and methods are not the same — Mark is not motivated by greed, and Gekko has always been more of a smooth talker than a number-cruncher — but what they lack is what unites them.

Or am I being cynical about Tory motives and methods?

He said the motives and methods of the junta have not changed over the years.

All too often, the path to easy influence is to impugn the other side's motives and methods, rather than recognising and challenging an opposing argument's points.

Mr. Novitzky's credibility, motives and methods have been the subject of correspondence between Mr. Rains and the United States attorney's office in San Francisco.