was at the bottom of (verb) cause: bring into being; bring about
Sinonime: be at the bottom of,
begin,
brainstorm*, break in, break the ice,
breed, bring to pass, come out with,
compel, cook up,
create, dream up,
effect,
elicit,
engender,
evoke, fire up,
generate, get things rolling, give rise to, hatch,
incite,
induce,
introduce, kickoff,
kindle, lead to,
let,
make,
make up,
motivate,
muster,
occasion,
open,
originate,
precipitate,
produce,
provoke, result in,
revert,
secure, sow the seeds, start the ball rolling, think up, work up