"a shift against" is a grammatically correct phrase and is commonly used in written English.
It means a change or movement away from something, often in a negative direction. You can use it in many contexts where there is a noticeable change or opposition to something. Example: There has been a recent shift against traditional political parties in the country. The company's decision to raise prices has caused a shift against their previously loyal customers. The protests were evidence of a growing shift against the government's policies.
Mr. Obama's projected margin in the popular vote would decline to 1.2 or 1.3 percentage points, meaning a shift against him of only 0.2 or 0.3 percentage points.
A large number of Senate races remain in play: of the several states in which there has been a shift against Republicans in the polls in recent weeks, perhaps only Florida seems completely lost.
In America, where there has been a shift against studio and towards independents, she has a reputation that makes her desired by both, particularly by those pitching themselves between the two.
"This would be a shift against the direction of government policy over the last 15 years," said Richard Murray, director of policy at the thinktank, which consulted legal experts in procurement and competition in drawing up the briefing.
The TUC is staging a mass march in central London on 20 October dubbed A Future That Works, that it says will reflect a shift against austerity across Europe.
Teams would be less likely to play a shift against a right-handed hitter because of the difficulty in throwing a runner out at first base on a ball fielded in shallow left field, but Teixeira's track record shows it would not be a wise decision anyway.
A majority of Republicans now support increasing taxes on wealthy Americans, according to a new poll — an abrupt shift against a long-held tenet of GOP economic doctrine.
When Howe was the manager in Oakland, and Thome was in Cleveland, Howe used a pronounced shift against Thome, a pull-hitting slugger.
California approved a major shift against mass incarceration on Tuesday in a vote that could lead to the release of thousands of state prisoners.
Since Thome was a pull hitter, opposing teams often employed a defensive shift against him; by playing three infielders on the right side of the field and the outfielders towards his pull side, teams put themselves in better position to field batted balls.
The unusually blunt comments in interviews from the general's own supporters, including a former prime minister and the vice president of the governing party, the Pakistan Muslim League, are an indication of what they see as a strong shift against General Musharraf's continued military rule.
