But the reader comes away convinced that the forces set in motion, for good and for ill, in 1979 set the stage for the world we see today, in ways that were hard to see at the time.

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In severing sex from procreation, humankind set into motion forces that have by now shaped and reshaped almost every aspect of life in the Western world.

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And forces for monetary reform are very much in motion.

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Tom Sherak, president of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, is among the driving forces on the committee for the new museum.

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Sadly, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and his colleagues are oblivious to the destructive forces they've set in motion.

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In response to past mistakes and as a result of hubristic political calculation, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is setting in motion forces that promise to lead inexorably to grief for his nation.

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