11.   And if he can stand firm on making the country better, he may well continue to play a positive public role in shaping the future.

12.   As chairman of the Texas Senate Finance committee and as a senior senator, Perry said Ratliff is a key player in helping shape the future of Texas.

13.   As Gorbachev struggles to shape a future for himself, many Russians seem more intent on punishing him for his past.

14.   Better to simply set aside some space on the wires for local needs, then let market forces shape the future.

15.   A day that will shape the future of its sports.

16.   Business groups were relieved that a gridlocked Congress did not try to shape the future of the telecommunications or technology industries.

17.   But as two among thousands, they will help shape the future of a nation.

18.   But in recent years he appears to have receded a bit as he has tried to shape a future Afghanistan without the Taliban.

19.   But right now they are alive and feeling they can still shape their future.

20.   But many Serbs privately worry about how a future can be shaped after so much violence.