"When considering an investment, we should, in my opinion, take a chance on human beings, rather than on purely material factors."

Our discussion has been on purely material lines.

It treats wealth as a purely material thing: We've got some money.

The officer and the other men accused are thought to have acted out of purely material motives.

A mind, or at any rate the human mind, cannot be produced by a purely material cause.

Others believe that many voters' purely material ambitions explain Christian Democratic strength.

From a purely material point of view, what does it mean to be better off?

"People are asking questions about spirituality, about whether a purely material view of the world is sufficient," he said.

The fight is for purely material things, therefore.

In purely material terms, that defensive was more precious than any five human ships Warden could name.