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December 18, 2008

drives

Drives

drives (verb) - causes with strength, causes with force

X drives Y to Z - event X causes person Y to do act Z

a drive to Y - a campaign to do Y, a special effort by a group to achieve purpose Y

increased supply of the good drives prices down
the big drive to produce biofuels ended when oil prices collapsed

Singapore's foreign investment drive
household income drives consumption

these techniques will drive profits higher
you have to tell me what drives those numbers

the expectation that this market will be enormous is what drives these firms to invest more
fear is what drives everything nowadays

who knows what finally drives a people to say, that's it, that's enough
driven into a corner like a dog

the tiny sight of him standing there doing nothing drives his mother into a fury

the factors driving policy
our concern of the hostages is the factor currently driving our policy

it drives him crazy
driven him to desperation
driven him to despair
driven to madness
driven by guilt
driven by jealousy

they drive you up the wall with their continual complaining
my neighbor drives me up the wall with his loud music
she is best remembered for her drive and enthusiasm

hunger and thirst drives the horse harder to find food or water.

jealousy drives people to murder
depression drove her to commit suicide
he drives me mad sometimes
what exactly are you driving at?


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