Usage of "profit motive"

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Usage of profit motive in English

The company does a lot of things for reasons besides profit motive. 
 The South African 

To fulfill this task they must be free of the profit motive. 
 Readings on Fascism and National Socialism / Selected by members... 

He had a nice fat profit motive for killing D'Courtney, didn't he? 
 The Demolished Man 

The profit motive is supposedly teaching the NHS's public service how to function. 
 The Guardian 

They say the profit motive is sacred, but it's not true. 
 Black is the new white 

Google and Verizon have a profit motive and a fiduciary obligation to their shareholders. 
 Reuters 

She is wrong, however, to rely solely on the profit motive in the private sector. 
 The Irish Times 

It is one thing to rely on the profit motive to expand a growing industry. 
 The Irish Times 

There is a profit motive with public prisons, too. 
 Ebony 

Books aren't just commodities; the profit motive is often in conflict with the aims of art. 
 The Guardian 

We have seen that the root of the evil in modern society is the profit motive. 
 The Common Sense of Socialism / A Series of Letters Addressed to... 

The profit motive is inseparable from productivity incentive, but the adversary roles can never be equal. 
 The bourne identity 

With the ever-present and extremely powerful profit motive to keep them focused and concentrated on their business. 
 The Guardian 

Their profit motive is their only motive. 
 The new yorker 

There's something greedy about that, and I've taught you to distinguish between the profit motive and greed. 
 Jitterbug Perfume 

If that is code for adding profit motive and social bonds, we would have major concerns about that. 
 Radio NZ 

Meanings of profit motive in English