1.   In the process, they even shaped the agenda, putting a minimum wage hike high on the national table.

2.   Both sides believe the California battle could shape the agenda for the rest of the country when a new Congress ponders health reform.

3.   But the bank has a historic mission to shape the agenda for development.

4.   Centrist-leaning lawmakers say that alone gives them power to shape the agenda because they are able to see the middle ground.

5.   For better or for worse, campaigns shape the agenda.

6.   One conservative member, Abigail Thernstrom, said the addition of Kirsanow would give conservatives a fair shot at shaping the agenda.

7.   She helped him found and shape the agenda of the Public Policy Institute at the university.

8.   The GOP governors have been playing a major role in helping the new Republican Congress shape its agenda.

9.   Emboldened by the prospect of a center-left coalition that has generous quotas for women, female politicians across Germany sense the chance to shape the agenda.