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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread "A driving force in the entrance of ....." #96803 02/23/03 11:54 PM Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 20 S suededevil OP stranger OP suededevil stranger S Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 20 I read this phrase from a book today but i cannot fully understand what does it mean is it like "it is a driving forece in the the entrance of success"?= a key/an avenue/a read/the prerequisite/precondition to success? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: "A driving force in the entrance of ....." #96804 02/24/03 02:09 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky sue, I can't tell, without more context. If it's something like, "His access to a lot of money was a driving force in his entrance into politics", then your idea of "key" would apply: easy money was a key force, we might say. If it was something like, "Good grades are a driving force in the entrance into a top university", then it would be seen as more of a prerequisite. I realize there is not much actual differentiation here. The best explanation I can offer for my two examples is that, in the first instance, we are left thinking that perhaps if the candidate had NOT had a lot of money, he might not have chosen to go into politics. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: "A driving force in the entrance of ....." #96805 02/24/03 02:15 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,661 Chicago musick Carpal Tunnel musick Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,661 Chicago If "success" is actually® the proceeding word, it may be similar to "A best practice in initiating a result-driven game plan" [self yart-e] Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: "A driving force in the entrance of ....." #96806 03/02/03 05:08 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA W wow Carpal Tunnel wow Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA A driving force is the cause of someone's working toward a desired result. "His need for money to pay bills was the driving force (behind) his working hard to accumulate wealth." "Her love of knowledge was the driving force (behind) her pursuit of multiple academic degrees." Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: "A driving force in the entrance of ....." #96807 03/02/03 05:59 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 W wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 ""it is a driving forece in the the entrance of success" Dear SD: I think the big problem is that phase is the word "entrance". Success comes mostly to the people who work hard to "achieve" it. Hard work is the principal driving force in the achievement of success. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts229,922 Members9,197 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish, Renegade98 9,197 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 327 guests, and 0 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 26 A C Bowden 26 LukeJavan8 5 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,911 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,949 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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