1.   Almost everywhere the monarch was, and was expected to be, the moving force behind the machinery of government.

2.   Betty Coward was the driving force behind the project.

3.   But is kinship really an important driving force behind cooperation in male lions?

4.   Most Market professionals agree that the tax-deferred funds are a major force behind the exponential growth in stock prices.

5.   Samit is the leading force behind the Net-A-Thon, an on-line cross between a telethon and a charity silent auction.

6.   This possessiveness can be a driving force behind each craftsman and his task.

7.   United States defence spending has been a key driving force behind much of the electronics, telecommunications and computer industries.

8.   Consumer spending was the driving force behind the economic growth in the summer.