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driving force

The impetus, power, or energy behind something in motion, as in He was clearly the driving force in the new administration. This term transfers the force that sets in motion an engine or vehicle to other enterprises. Ralph Waldo Emerson was among the first to use it figuratively (English Traits, 1856): “The ability of its journals is the driving force.”

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It was the driving force behind the Mexican-American War and subsequent robbing of land from the Mexicans who decided to stay in the conquered territory.

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As Todd S. Purdum relates in his intimate, often poignant biography, Arnaz was the driving force behind the show and a pioneer of early television.

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"�� we don't have is a clear anti-poverty agenda that is the driving force of policy change."

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But what does one do when her friend has been the driving force behind her whole career?

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Decisions taken by Boris Johnson's government to stop processing many asylum claims are seen as a major driving force behind the initial increase in the use of hotels.

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