Shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
1 A different situation shaped first independent Church and then monarchy in Bulgaria.
2 Results: Patients' hopes were highly individualised and were shaped by personal values.
3 None took on the final, ring - shaped aspect of the great Halos, however.
4 It has largely been shaped by politicians, health professional and religious organisations.
5 Two and a half thousand years ago, Greece shaped the western mind.
6 Europe is waving goodbye to the two-party politics that shaped its democracies.
7 She could hardly believe that these strange brick - shaped things were really gold.
8 Mr Shorten says watching his mother's struggle has shaped his policies today.
9 An interesting example, though, of how a public mood can be shaped .
10 In that culture, words are plastic things to be shaped as needed.
11 Government newspeak appears to have framed their language and shaped their thinking.
12 Ground Floor: It's all gone a bit pear - shaped for Manchester United lately.
13 My first job was fishing, and it definitely shaped my work ethic.
14 However, though the U - shaped curve is pervasive it's most certainly not universal.
15 The Rancocus next shaped her course in the direction of the group.
16 Apart from health, his background shaped his career in one other respect.
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shape Verb
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