formative period

It was a truly formative period for the country and space flight.

The formative period can be a tense time, but it was made easier because the two men have known each other for 30 years.

As an illustration of the treatment he received in that early, formative period, the following instance is given.

Firearms were only to come later, after the crucial formative period.

Much of their formative periods in the public eye were spent on the Planet's stage.

This last request is very important as it gives you a chance to help guide the club in its formative period.

Polls are a driving influence in Presidential politics, and probably never more so than during this formative period before the real campaign.

This was a span of 37 years altogether, and occurred during a very formative period for the school.

It is not clear if Forse remained involved with the party after its formative period.

He served as Governor until 1937 during the formative inter-war period.