It would not do for her to guess again at his own hidden purpose.
There's no doubt that they want us down there for some hidden purpose.
Or was there a hidden purpose behind the contemplated deed?
The other theme is the one of hidden and mysterious purposes.
"I don't think there is a hidden purpose to the universe that you have to puzzle out," he said.
He knew also that the man had held some hidden purposes in his crime.
It was seven more years before he understood the hidden purpose of the maze test.
They were comforted to know that it had all been for a deep hidden purpose.
The Shadow had an inkling of the hidden purpose beneath.
This was one reason, among many, I knew it had an ulterior purpose.
It's difficult not to imagine he's here for some ulterior purpose.
Without fail, in politics that kind of claim has an ulterior purpose.
If she had mentioned it without some ulterior purpose, that would have been surprising.
The deception is in the sense of their having been made for some ulterior purpose.
Beatrice studied his face, and found no ulterior purpose for the words.
Both canals were built to provide alternative routes to the river, but for rather different ulterior purposes.
Warriors have an ulterior purpose for their acts, which has nothing to do with personal gain.
Of more concern is a class of humans created for ulterior purposes.
And if the company's ulterior purpose were to generate commercial good will, I'd happily patronize it.
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