The phrase "a driving issue for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a significant or motivating factor influencing a situation or decision.
Example: "Climate change has become a driving issue for policymakers around the world."
Alternatives: "a key concern for" or "a major factor in".
That made the law a driving issue for Sunni lawmakers and the Sunni co-vice president, Tariq al-Hashimi.
Good algorithms and massive amounts of data are what you need to have in order to succeed in retail, to defend your country from attack, or to run a successful presidential campaign.Anxiety over digital rights and freedoms is a driving issue for people under 40, and it cuts across partisan and ideological lines.
After the defeat of the immigration bill, Mr. McCain told reporters he had no intention of leaving the race despite the setback on what has become a driving issue for him.
The salience of immigration as a driving issue for Latino voters holds significant implications for both parties.
And then there is health care, which is the driving issue for many Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents.
WASHINGTON ― Since the Affordable Care Act's passage in 2010, repealing Obamacare has been the driving issue for the Republican Party.
But that's a driving issue.
At a recent conference on regulatory reform, Senator Angus King (I-Maine) stated that "the driving issue for all politicians is jobs". Even if Senator King's statement is an exaggeration, it may not be much of one.
Mr. Hastert, Republican of Illinois, was quoted in The New York Post yesterday as saying that federal aid had become the driving issue for the state's legislators after the terror attacks: "All the tragedy was converted into dollars and cents," The Post quoted him as saying.
On Friday he told Guardian Australia his key driving issue in considering a return to politics is the "water trigger and all it stands for".
In a sarcastic voice, he read from the ten commandments for driving issued by the Vatican in 2007: "Bring guilty motorists and their victims together, at the appropriate time, so that they can undergo the liberating experience of forgiveness".
