Word: ulterior
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...official Xinhua News Agency said today's People's Daily newspaper contained a commentary that warned, "Social turmoil can only do good to an extremely small number of people with ulterior motives...
...campaign asserted at the time that Jackson could not be reached, but Hatcher counters that The secret service is able to get hold of any presidential candidate at any time. Hatcher adds, however, that the mistake was due to the relative inexperience of the Dukakis organization rather than some "ulterior or sinister motive...
...Washington people always suspect ulterior motives. The town briefly buzzed with rumors that Baker was maneuvering to get the vice-presidential nomination. Aides to George Bush scoffed at the scuttlebutt. So did Baker. "There isn't even the remotest possibility that such a thing will come about," Baker told TIME. "It's something I don't expect and don't want. I'm doing nothing to promote that...
...accusations that the company is flying close to the edge. Pilots for Continental and Eastern claim they are given planes with problems ranging from broken gauges to leaking fuel tanks, while Eastern mechanics say their nonunion foremen frequently vouch for repairs that have not been made. Texas Air attributes ulterior motives to the unions. Says Bruce Hicks, a Continental vice president: "The war cry of 'Safety, safety!' has become the traditional union bargaining method...
...horse to kick Khaddafy's rump off the globe. The press wanted the big scoop. As The Boston Globe quoted one Administration insider, reporters often run stories when supplied with unsubstantiated tips. Although inside information on national security policy may be tightly controlled, reporters must be wary of ulterior motives lurking behind leaked information...