The phrase "potential motives" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It refers to the possible or potential reasons or intentions behind someone's actions. Example: The detective was investigating the case, trying to uncover any potential motives for the murder.
That would seem to reveal a chasm in potential motives.
Asked about his nephews' potential motives, Tsarni says: "Being losers, hatred to those that were able to settle themselves.
As of Tuesday morning, details are slowly emerging regarding the potential motives of suspect Shahzad, who was arrested at JFK airport as he planned to fly to Dubai, having recently returned from a five-month trip to Pakistan.
The calls and notes, investigators said, will be crucial to determining potential motives and gleaning details on the relationship between Mr. Malvo and Mr. Muhammad, who was initially presumed to have taken the lead in all aspects of the attacks.
With its rapidly improving military capability (described by the Pentagon in great detail), China has the wherewithal to challenge the security status quo in the Pacific as well as potential motives to do so.The report is diplomatically couched though from China's perspective, not nearly enough.
The potential motives of illicit memory alteration are various, including increasing national security or exerting control over individuals or groups.
The police have not revealed a potential motive for the bombs, or identified any suspects.
The authorities would not release any other details about the shooting or Mr. Garcia's potential motive.
While there often are many legitimate reasons to vote against such things, this potential motive is not legitimate.
The sex charge and related DNA evidence offered the first official revelation of a potential motive in the case.
In April 2001, he published an article that raised racism as a potential motive of two soccer players then being tried on charges of attacking a Pakistani fan.
