The phrase "a powerful force in shaping" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the influence or impact of something on a particular outcome or development.
Example: "Education is a powerful force in shaping the future of society."
Alternatives: "a significant influence in molding" or "a major factor in determining".
His ideas exerted a powerful force in shaping future research in genetics and cell biology.
"Formal education is a powerful force in shaping our historical understandings," Sneider noted.
This environment was a powerful force in shaping his career, both as a musician and as an advocate for various Hispanic causes.
His mother was named Rassy, had sisters named Toots and Snooky, and was a powerful force in shaping her son's essential remoteness.
The deal represents a sudden and stunning turn of events for The Post, Washington's leading newspaper for decades and a powerful force in shaping the nation's politics and policy.
Mr. Bush's instinct to befriend Mr. Putin and to write a positive new chapter in relations with Moscow can be a powerful force in shaping American diplomacy, but only if Mr. Bush devises policies to match and keeps his administration, including the Pentagon, united behind them.
The burgeoning NYC start-up ecosystem, as detailed by Jenna Wortham, is also a tremendously powerful force in shaping both my personal growth and the company's - the whole is indeed greater than the sum of its parts.
While its name is the product of a planning-meeting quip, the Cheesegrater's form is dictated by a building that has been the most powerful force in shaping London for the last three centuries.
But ultimately, file-sharing software may be the most powerful force in shaping the online distribution of books, as it has for other media.
Throughout this explosion of research, advocacy groups have been a powerful force in boosting funding and shaping the agenda, and they continue pushing for increasingly ambitious, some say unrealistic, goals.
