The phrase "allowed to shape the" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing permission or the ability to influence or mold something.
Example: "As a team member, you are allowed to shape the direction of the project with your ideas and feedback."
Alternatives: "permitted to influence the" or "authorized to mold the".
"From the start I was allowed to shape the direction of my research," says Taylor.
In The Mayfair Set, he looked at how buccaneer capitalists were allowed to shape the climate of the Thatcher years.
He will be allowed to shape the squad ahead of next season while retaining the full support of the general manager, Hans-Joachim Watzke.
The reality is likely to be more mundane, but the untold hype and terror have been allowed to shape the debate.
His slim majority could disappear quickly enough if the more unpleasant, arrogant and intolerant elements of his party are allowed to shape the new parliament's agenda.
Upgrade existing homes: Building new bespoke accommodation isn't the only game in town – refurbishing and upgrading existing stock can also be effective, as long as tenants are allowed to shape the changes.
These various approaches allow to shape the enclave as a form of economic resilience (Valenzuela 2013).
Incorporating different levels of prior information about the optimal controller leads to different design choices, which allows to shape the bias and variance errors in its estimation.
Public-sector unions can't be allowed to determine the shape of public services.In Britain we have put huge investment into our public services.
Having called for European integration in the ruins of disastrous wars, but initially stayed aloof itself, London allowed France to shape the EU institutions and Germany's economic power to dominate them.
Or, at least, he is allowing them to shape the choices he is making.
