Given the discrepancy between what was expected and what has happened, a search for ulterior motives on the part of WHO and its scientific advisers is understandable, though without justification.

由于预期与现状之间的差异，有人认为世卫组织及其科学顾问别有用心。这样的看法虽可理解，但并无根据。

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Refusing on the basis that they must have some evil ulterior motive might be safer, but you might miss out on a great new friend.

或许拒绝会来得更为安全——出于认为他们一定是别有用心的理由，但你也有可能为此错过一个非常了不起的新伙伴。

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"Almost all the initiatives related to startups you see in the Philippines are in fact driven by a selfish ulterior motive," he said.

你在菲律宾看到的几乎所有与创业搭上边的，实际上都是由内心私利引发的。

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Most people now consider blog posts to be the closest thing to a personal recommendation, and since we assume that there is generally no ulterior motive for a blogger to write the piece, readers consider a blog post at face value.

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No slyness, no false generosity, sentimentality or modesty, no affecting a pose (or position) for ulterior advantage and no shrinking from a full commitment to his beliefs.

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That's going to take some commitments from people and companies with a lot of power and a lot of ulterior motives, not all of them aligned.

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