11.   He preferred to operate behind closed doors, building consensus, and operating with little accountability to the outside world.

12.   He is a part of a growing wave of small backs who operate behind huge linemen.

13.   He was posted to Xian, where he trained troops to operate behind the Japanese lines.

14.   His replacement, Washington, was operating behind an inexperienced offensive line.

15.   His strategy has been to take a low profile and operate behind the scenes.

16.   In fact, the move was consistent with how Gore has operated behind the scenes in the week following the inconclusive election night tally.

17.   In professional football, the team functionary known as The Turk sidles up and demands the playbook, but at least The Turk operates behind closed doors.

18.   In the four-game preseason just concluded, Giants running backs, especially those operating behind the first-string offensive line, consistently failed to rush the football effectively.

19.   Jason Allison, operating behind the net, fed the puck to Steve Heinze at the left post.

20.   On the subject of Manning, who is operating behind a rebuilt offensive line, Beauchamp was just as blunt.