For a child who had grown up poor, the understanding was a revelation, one that has clearly shaped his thinking as an educator.

Undoubtedly it had shaped their thinking and behaviour, perhaps in ways too complex to begin guessing.

I've mentioned before how China's startlingly recent experience with deprivation still shapes its people's political thinking.

While he disagreed with many of the ideas of classical economics, it shaped his thinking.

That war shaped your thinking, one way or the other.

Mr. Bush said he wrestled over the last several weeks with two fundamental questions that shaped his thinking.

The president has already sought to play down the role the report would have in shaping his thinking.

Fear was the emotion that had shaped his thinking!

In retrospect, I can say that this was an influence which has shaped my thinking and pre-occupations today.

The book shaped my critical thinking by giving me questions that are part of my everyday filtering process.