The phrase "means of shaping" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it in a sentence to refer to an instrument, tool, or action that has a formative effect on something. For example: "Social media is a powerful means of shaping public opinion."
Other means of shaping demand are needed to complement it.
And memorials are one means of shaping memories, of determining whether they live or die.
Cuker saw the Inner Circle performances as another means of shaping the Mayor's image.
Social struggles are not only about confronting power, but a means of shaping values and ideals.
It does not mean that we would control the situation, but it would give us a means of shaping it".
The troops are supposed to deliver "means of shaping behaviour through the use of dynamic narratives" with teams focusing on psychological operations and interaction with the media.
"Foam accuracy" means the accuracy of shaping the polyurethane structure in terms of nozzle movement.
After achieving the desired configuration changes (by means of shape optimization) and a reliable model representing the system's behaviour (by means of the modal matching procedure), the design of the heavy truck side bumper is improved, again by using an automatic approach based on numerical optimization techniques.
It contains a vivid imaginative thought experiment that is presented in support of an anti-materialist conclusion, namely that perception is inexplicable by means of shapes and motions.
This required one of the two pieces to have more than one critical mass, with the larger piece avoiding criticality prior to assembly by means of shape and minimal contact with the neutron-reflecting tungsten carbide tamper.
This means, the electropolymerized molecularly imprinted SPME coating can recognize the linezolid molecules by means of shape selection and the size of functional groups.
