The car industry started off as an art, people hand-shaping the bodies, hand-building the engines.

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More importantly, there are other individuals who simply played a heavier hand in shaping the celebrity fashion industry.

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But did he really have any hand in shaping the game industry?

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Whether it was a parent, teacher, coach, relative or church leader, we all have had someone nearby who has lent a hand in shaping our futures.

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But the president's spokesman, Ari Fleischer, indicated earlier this week that the president and vice-president, Dick Cheney (who had a strong hand in shaping Iraq policy), had not been aware of the report on Niger.

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From scanners, to mobile friendly sites, price comparison apps and now plug-ins that turn phones into hand-held payment devices, 2011 is shaping up to be year of mobile commerce.

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Each violin-maker constructs from three to six instruments per year, shaping and assembling more than 70 pieces of wood around an inner mould by hand, according to the different acoustic response of each piece.

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