mainspring

But the mainspring of his story is a much larger historical process.

One idea above all others has been the mainspring of this journey.

Perhaps this had Originally been the mainspring of the understanding between them.

Apparently she had never before seen anybody wind up the mainspring.

This contained a very long mainspring, of which only a few turns were used to power the watch.

A mainspring, which stores mechanical energy to power the watch.

Too bad, but when the mainspring breaks, there's nothing left to wind up again.

She must have been the mainspring of his days.

Its mainspring will run for up to 30 hours.

He could tell I was winding up my mainspring that would shoot me off home.

Also there was the mainspring of the enterprise, the catering team.

Small companies are the mainspring of the British economy.

You're the mainspring in this racket, so I'd like the police to find you here alive.

But rationality has not been the mainspring of American population policy lately.

This enables the mainspring to continue running the watch while it is being wound.

This caused the wheel's period to be very sensitive to the force of the mainspring.

The mainspring of all these civilizations which gave them their strength is religion.

The single mainspring is located on top, between the two gas pistons.

The mainspring of an individual is his creative Will.

Industry is very inventive, the lure of gold being its mainspring.

The problem was to find the inner cogs and from them, the mainspring.

It was the mainspring from which all time poured.

I do not mean to abandon self-interest and competition as our economic mainsprings.

Better that the mainspring of this religious insanity is not wound all the way up.