the driving force

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*the driving force (behind someone or something )

the person or a thing that motivates or directs someone or something. (*Typically: be ~; become ~; serve as~.) Making money is the driving force behind most businesses. Ambition is the driving force behind Tom. Love can also be the driving force.

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Singh is once again emerging as the driving force for fine tuning the deal with Washington, keeping India's interests upper most in his mind. As in 2005, PM the driving force for finalising nuke deal with US in ... by Asian News International Frank was one of the driving forces behind the clubhouse at Jenner Park and the change of name from Barry Harriers to Barry and Vale Harriers, to better reflect the wider base from which club members were drawn. Running man was devoted to athletics; Frank followed his son into the ... by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales) Jobs is widely viewed as the driving force behind Apple's popular consumer-friendly products such as the iPod and the iPhone. Apple chief goes on long sick leave by Aljazeera.net			the change of life the chattering classes the chosen few the coast is clear the cock of the walk the comings and goings the common touch the conventional wisdom the corridors of power the cream of the crop the crême de la crême the curtain comes down on the curtain falls the cut and thrust of The darkest hour is just before the dawn the day of reckoning the dead hand of the demon drink The devil finds work for idle hands the devil take the hindmost the dice are loaded against the die is cast the dog days the done thing the dreaded lurgy the driving force the dust settles The early bird catches the worm the earth moved the ebb and flow the ebb and flow of The end justifies the means the end of the ball game the end of the line the end of the road The exception proves the rule the eye of the storm the facts of life the fag-end of the fair sex the fat is in the fire the feathers fly the final curtain the final straw the fine print the first string the flavour of the month the four corners of the earth the front office the fruit of loins the full monty			The Downs The Downward Spiral The Dragon Lady The Dragon Reborn The Dragon Riders The Drama Review the dreaded lurgy The Dreadful Hours The Dream Machine Team The Dream Team The Dream Team The Dream Team (TDT) The Dream Team (TDT) The Dreaming Spires The Dreaming Spires The Dreaming Spires The Dreamscapes Project The Dreamtime The Dreamtime The Drexel Engineering Curriculum The Drexel University "Triangle" The Dreyfus Affair The Dreyfuss Affair The Drift The Drinking Christians/Catholics The Drive of Life The Driver Training Group The Driver's Seat The Driver's Seat The Driving Conditions the driving force The Drowning Businessmen The Dry Drunk The Dry Leaf Project The Dub Room Special! The Duelist The dufflebag The Duke Ellington Society The Duke Endowment The duke of argyll's tea tree The Duke of Buckingham The Duke of Cornwall The Duke of Marlborough The Duke of Rothesay The Dukhabors The Duller Image The Dump The Dump The Dump The Dump The Dun & Bradstreet Corp. The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation The Dunciad The Dungeon of Friends The Duomo The Duomo The Dust Bowl The Dust Bowl the dust settles

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