"The original motivation was to get Ed elected, but it's blossomed" into a political movement within the league, he said.

The following quote from the letter indicates some of the original motivation:

Women and children also suffer from inequities in our health care system, one of my original motivations to work on reform.

The original motivation for the journey is to become the first Western couple to complete it.

Whatever the original motivation for this measure, its effect would be to limit the liberty of the American people.

The original motivation behind the construction of Castlerigg, its subsequent use and how this may have changed over time, is not known for sure.

A theater from the 1920's in a town with a lovely setting was the original motivation behind this festival.

Whatever his original motivation for service, I suspect that he had been a good soldier.

And what was his original motivation in constructing this as-if scenario?

This form of tattooing continued long past its original motivation.