The phrase "act behind" is not commonly used in written English and may be unclear without context.
It could be used in situations where someone is taking action in a covert or indirect manner, but it is not a standard expression.
Example: "He tends to act behind the scenes to influence decisions without drawing attention to himself."
Alternatives: "operate in the background" or "work behind the scenes".
The hypothesis underlying the use of PCA was that such main drivers might act "behind the scenes", and be discerned as those mediators exhibiting the greatest, insult-specific, time-dependent variance.
Leave no circus act behind.
Different type of reasons like slope, materials properties, soil conditions, geographical location, weather, environmental factors, etc. act behind this type of failure.
Congress wrote key parts of the act behind closed doors, rather than through the traditional legislative process," Roberts wrote.
Next, the parliament is expected, on February 17th, to amend the act behind the war-crimes court so that the government can appeal against verdicts.
Senate Republicans are writing a bill to dismantle the Affordable Care Act behind closed doors — with not a single public hearing.
Discussions with Rob Bevan and Tim Wright, the double-act behind XPT, led to the idea of creating an Online Caroline-style narrative relationship that also delivered messages about science.
In a sketch that combines a homage to the Python drag-acts with serious cleverness of its own, the double-act behind That Mitchell and Webb Look play prime minister Benjamin Disraeli and his Queen, receiving a gift of a Linden tree from the American ambassador.
The X Factor now boasts a montage of successful acts behind each auditionee.
Both versions analyze the way a driver acts behind the wheel, taking note of over 70 parameters in the first few minutes of a drive.
While most Republicans took delight in military punishment for Democratic speech, one important Republican acted behind the scenes to put an end to Burnside's order.
