Sentence examples for an effort to shape from inspiring English sources

What was at play was an effort to shape and control a message, and that was unprecedented.

As my colleague Noam Cohen reported last week, both sides in the Gaza conflict used Twitter accounts to fire verbal shots back and forth in an effort to shape perception in the outside world.

"I respect the right of the Paterno family to hire private lawyers and former government officials to conduct public media campaigns in an effort to shape the legacy of Joe Paterno, Freehh said.

BELFAST, Northern Ireland — One hundred years after the Titanic slid beneath the icy Atlantic, this city, where the doomed ship was built, noted the occasion on Sunday by unveiling a memorial to the victims in a ceremony that was part of an effort to shape a shared history in what is still a deeply divided society.

But even as they begin a floor fight that is likely to last until the Fourth of July recess, senators from both parties are readying dozens more amendments in an effort to shape the most significant overhaul of the nation's immigration laws in a generation.

In present times, those in charge are fighting a different kind of war in an effort to shape the new economy.

The story of how Brown v. Board of Education and Zelman v. Simmons-Harris became linked in one evocative image is a reminder that in a major Supreme Court case, what happens in the courtroom is often just a piece of a larger effort to shape public opinion on issues that divide not only the justices, but all society.

The Library of Congress holds an archival print of each film selected.... Part publicity stunt, part a genuine effort to shape the direction of preservation, the list is updated annually, with new additions announced each December.

But a forceful effort to shape the field on the ballot in critical races has fueled questions about the propriety of a president's using his power to pick winners and to stifle competition within his own party.

In a plan approved by President Bush, a temporary wartime effort to shape information and coordinate messages will be expanded into a permanent office of global diplomacy, intended to spread a positive image of the United States.

Even so, the Iranian handling of the election looks more and more like a repeat of the Chinese model — violent suppression followed by a concerted propaganda effort to shape the way recent events will be perceived.