They were among the leaders in the bar association and they lobbied for her behind the scenes, she said.

After lobbying behind the scenes for softer language, the United States also voted for the measure.

They went on television, worked the phones and lobbied behind the scenes.

As the Congressional debate began, the two continued to lobby behind the scenes with White House officials and lawmakers for tough legislation.

Despite a coalition pledge to meet European safety standards on air pollution the Government appears to be lobbying behind the scenes to water these rules down.

But Mr. Stein lobbied vigorously behind the scenes against the bill.

It strongly lobbied against this idea and the logic behind it.

Our server quietly let us know that he was lobbying behind the scenes for espresso.

And his counsel, Angelo Mangia, lobbied aggressively behind the scenes to win support for the bill.