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Meanings of establish a motive in English

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Usage of establish a motive in English
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They say they have yet to establish a motive for the incident.
The Irish Times
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The PSNI said they were trying to establish a motive for the attack.
The Irish Times
3
Police are yet to establish a motive for the crime.
The South African
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Gardai are trying to establish a motive for the attack.
The Irish Times
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Gardaí are trying to establish a motive for the attack and said investigations are ongoing.
The Irish Times
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RUC detectives were trying to establish a motive for the attack, which occurred in Ballymoney.
The Irish Times
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Gardaí are trying to establish a motive for the killing of a man in Limerick.
The Irish Times
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No-one was injured and police said they were seeking to establish a motive for the shooting.
The Irish Times
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All that was lacking was something to establish a motive-anexplanation-fora murderous and treasonable deed.
Tonio, Son of the Sierras: A Story of the Apache War
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Detective Senior Sergeant Glenn Barnett said officers were still trying to establish a motive for the killing.
Radio NZ
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Detectives are today trying to establish a motive for an arson attack on a flat in Co Tyrone.
The Irish Times
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The device was discovered by the householder at around 7 p.m. Police are trying to establish a motive.
The Irish Times
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But the prosecution, in order to establish a motive for the crime, had dragged this scandal into light.
The Hampstead Mystery
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Officers were trying to establish a motive for the murder and could not say if it was sectarian.
The Irish Times
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They are now investigating his links to the underworld to try to establish a motive for the killing.
The Irish Times
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Police said they were working to establish a motive for the attack, which caused minor damage to the house.
The Irish Times
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