The prophets from Amos on are forced to reinterpret the meaning of the present in terms of an immediate future to be charged with tragedy — but a tragedy no less the result of divine action than the great formative event of redemption from Egypt. (religion-online.org)
Within the themes, primary documents are used to explore the «role played by France in the exploration and settlement of North America and in such formative events in the history of the United States as the French and Indian War, the American Revolution, and the Louisiana Purchase.» (educationworld.com)
In the analysis that he undertook for Bar Ilan University's Begin - Sadat Center for Strategic Studies Rubin describes the last round of fighting in Gaza as «an absolutely formative event in Israel's active defense system. (globes.co.il)