Sentence examples for self-serving reasons from inspiring English sources

He is doing so for specious and self-serving reasons.

Whether for altruistic or self-serving reasons, Blazer may have taken an important first step.

Each has self-serving reasons to suspend military operations to confront the looming jihadist threat from the east".

Yet American-owned multinational companies also lobbied hard and successfully in Washington for China's sweet deal for self-serving reasons.

Moreover, Stephenson was implying, possibly for self-serving reasons, that he could not impart operational information to Cameron since he was too compromised with the chief suspects.

Does he seriously think independent schools are motivated by self-serving reasons for wanting to partner with "the great unwashed" (in his horrible words)?

"This is not trying to have control for some self-serving reason," said Mr. Case.

There may be another self-serving reason why the television industry is lowering the volume: they fear that more people are skipping the commercials altogether.

The most self-serving reason university administrators continue to charge tuition, though, is to use the fact that they waive payment of it as propaganda.

Could it be that the industry has a more self-serving reason to favor testing over mandatory condom use that has little to do with the wellbeing or otherwise of performers and a lot to do with profits?

Some hospital critics say there is a second, more self-serving reason why hospitals treat patients in observation instead of admitting them: to avoid readmission penalties.