The phrase "a driving principle" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a fundamental belief or value that guides actions or decisions.
Example: "Integrity is a driving principle in our organization, influencing every decision we make."
Alternatives: "a guiding principle" or "a core principle".
Resource conservation is already a driving principle.
Upsetting her was a driving principle of his pre-war life.
Connecting homes and smart power grids has been a driving principle behind the next-generation Internet in the United States.
Like those mega-rich celebrities who say that the most important thing they can give to charity is their time, so Google wants to suggest altruism as a driving principle, global problem-solving as its gift.
A driving principle behind the design was that it should always be effortless to get back to our main feed of the things we're talking about now.
In an effort to satisfy build plan requirements, a practice of 'do it anyway', instead of 'do it right', can become a driving principle.
The essence of the NPPF – localised decision-making focused on sustainable development – is a welcome driving principle, but a continuing lack of vision for resilience across the country risks our chances of delivering a truly sustainable future.
A fundamental driving principle for the development of ontologies is their utility for data annotation and management.
a Sketch of the driving principle, b typical screw-drive-type robot.
That truth is the driving principle behind Andela, a startup currently building a network of top tier computer science education programs across the African continent.
Without a vision as an artist, this Wright has no driving principle in his life, and the devotion of his followers seems less like the passion of artistic disciples than like the delusional worship of members of a cult.
