Either it lives in imagination or there are ulterior motives for its alleged existence.
It could deter unscrupulous traders who knock on the doors of little old ladies to offer their services, but who may have ulterior motives.
The struggle to be carried out must be collective, loyal and free from ulterior motives.
This question disregards two pieces of information, often for ulterior motives.
Audience members may infer that the interviewee has some ulterior motive for avoiding the question, or that he or she has something to hide.
These are greedy, opportunist readings both in the way they pick up on camp for further ulterior motives and in their possible lack of 'obviousness' to the everyday listener.
Giordani surely had ulterior motives, but he also looked like a classic paternalist.
Thus architects operate with ulterior motives.