He is one of the officials behind the city's bid for the 2012 Olympics.

Instead he threw his support behind Kenneth Clarke's bid.

African nations were thought to be solidly behind Beijing's nearly successful bid for the 2000 Games.

If Nestle were to put all its weight behind its bid, it could win.

Certainly, growth is the driving force behind Oracle's $6.3 billion hostile bid for PeopleSoft.

Other auto executives saw a more simple explanation behind Mr. Kerkorian's bid to raise his stake.

The desire for such integration is also behind Comcast's bid for Disney.

"You want me to throw the Mexican American Coalition behind your bid for re-election, is that it?"

The Citizen Council will throw its support behind your bid for re-election.

Google explained the motivation behind its bid in an entry on the company's official blog.