driving force

Example Sentences

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Instead of trying to eliminate noise, the system uses it as the driving force behind cooling.

From Science Daily

"Unlocking opportunities for British businesses across the globe... is always the driving force behind my international engagements," he added.

From Barron's

"This discovery is so much more than a simple snapshot of Paranthropus' occurrence: It sheds fresh light on the driving forces behind the evolution of the genus."

From Science Daily

In another country, its statement that the private sector will be "the most important driving force of the national economy" would be unremarkable.

From BBC

They were soon joined by Iranians of all backgrounds, including the young and secular who were the driving force behind earlier waves of antiregime protests.

From The Wall Street Journal