1890 A. J. Bell Why does Man exist? Contents p. v Effortings to Satisfy Desires cause Special Structuring and Functioning.

1899 Ann. Rep. Smithsonian Inst. 1898 App. 306 The inorganic chemist..will be able, with his wider knowledge, to contribute more to the solution of the problem of the nature of life than any amount of structuring and synthesizing.

1926 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 37 490 Clear perception of the conclusion of the movement seems to be an important factor in ‘structuring’ of the movement pattern.

1951 M. McLuhan Mech. Bride 77/1 The emotional structuring which results..from affection that is tendered or withdrawn.

1962 H. A. Gleason in F. W. Householder & S. Saporta Probl. Lexicogr. 92 Crossing grammatical structure in various ways are..other types of structurings.

1977 M. Edelman Polit. Lang. v. 92 This kind of cognitive structuring exemplifies the selective perception of information to reinforce established beliefs.

2006 M. H. Goodwin Hidden Life of Girls iii. 84 (heading) The structuring of relations in the clique and among agemates.

1879 J. Cook Heredity vi. 71 A structuring power must exist before anything can be structured.

1933 Mind 42 176 It is the architectonic (supreme and structuring) principle or spirit regulating in their mutual relations all other structuring activities.

1988 R. C. Spires Transparent Simulacra iii. 139 In view of the narrator's structuring hand..the reader is inclined to opt for the self-deception interpretation.

2006 H. Carreiras Gender & Mil. ii. 25 This chapter will focus on the relevance of gender as a structuring principle both in society at large and in the military in particular.