Sentence examples for old motivation from inspiring English sources

This play aims directly for movie buffs with its setting, a creepy motel ("Psycho"), an ominous figure in a mirror ("Repulsion") and an old motivation for evil, ambition for theater fame ("Rosemary's Baby").

This time Jeffrey Eugenides starts his tale in the 1980s, as Madeleine Hanna writes her senior thesis on George Eliot and Jane Austen and "the age-old motivations of the human heart", and finds herself at the centre of her own love triangle.

But I realize that in an exercise program no manner of electronic frippery (or fancy workout clothes) can make up for old-fashioned motivation.

Both personal and social goals may enhance older adults' motivation to become active.

Though the players may not need old grudges for motivation during the playoffs, loyal women's basketball fans of both teams are drawn to the college roots of the Sun-Liberty rivalry.

In studies seeking to understand older adults' motivations and barriers to participate in organised exercise programs, several authors reported that personal motivating factors included group interaction and meeting friends, a break from usual routine and health benefits whereas marketing materials, no out-of-pocket expense and the accessibility of the program were key environmental motivators.

And the 34-year-old has his own motivation to reach Wembley, as it would give him an opportunity to match older brother Matt's success in the Challenge Cup.

He added that using old slights for motivation would show a team was not "truly focused".

The first, undertaken in a familiar arena with water and food when the chicks were 1 to 3 days old, estimated social motivation by the distance the chick walked at the periphery of the arena.

It is all time away from his partner Peta and their daughter Delilah, but the 29-year-old says his motivation has been rebooted since the moment he hit the tarmac in Harrogate.

In Plymouth I visited TwoFour, an interesting company embracing everything from TV production to virtual worlds, which has linked with Stoke Damerel Community College to conduct entire lessons in Second Life for 13- to-17-year-old kids lacking motivation, with surprisingly encouraging results.