Sentence examples for self-serving intent from inspiring English sources

Relations improved after the Soviet Union's demise, in 1991, though with limited and self-serving intent.

Moreover, if we were self-serving and intent only on personal enrichment, our interest would be very much in a leave vote.

And self-serving forces intent on having things their way are nothing new in the United States.

1. Credible: Does this person lack experience or judgment to know what he or she is talking about? 2. Caring: Is this person self-serving, has bad intent and does not care about the impact of his or her actions on others and the company?

In 2015 the Communist party-controlled press dismissed the lawyers as "self-serving publicists" and troublemakers who were intent on stoking unrest.

"You are being called to testify at a moment when governments in Washington and London seem intent on erecting the most serious (and self-serving) barriers against legitimate news reporting – especially of excessive government secrecy – we have seen in decades," Bernstein wrote.

While the Council's action may appear self-serving because it extended the eligibility of some members for office, it clearly reflected voters' intent.

"I'm self-serving".

Is that self-serving?

"Was it self-serving?

Self-serving things first.