31.   His aides say he relishes the nitty-gritty of legislating and has tried to have a strong hand in shaping policy.

32.   I need someone who can help shape city policy.

33.   In shaping its policy toward Cuba this week, the administration has struck a delicate, election-year balance between domestic politics and foreign policy.

34.   In shaping their policies, administration officials said they would not go beyond the congressional constraints.

35.   In this foreign-policy stratagem, human-rights policies are being shaped by expanding markets as well as strategic concerns.

36.   In this case, policy is shaped by the concerns of right-wing Cuban-Americans.

37.   It happened for Barbara Bush, Nancy Reagan, even Rosalyn Carter, who shaped policy with her husband.

38.   Is the purpose of selecting minorities and women to shape policies affecting minorities and women?

39.   Just as special-interest money pollutes national politics, it powerfully influences the way policy is shaped in state government.

40.   Leaders will also discuss the role of small and medium-sized companies in creating jobs and shaping social policy.