The phrase "a small shift of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a minor change or adjustment in various contexts, such as in discussions about opinions, strategies, or physical positions.
Example: "After analyzing the data, we realized that a small shift of our marketing strategy could lead to better results."
Alternatives: "a slight change in" or "a minor adjustment of".
On the other hand, a small shift of the puppeteer's finger may set off tumultuous action.
As a result, a narrow spectral line could suffer some distortion of its line profile and/or a small shift of its apparent wavelength.
However, even a small shift of herd location within the designated summer grazing areas for reindeer could potentially cause a significant increase in depredation on sheep locally.
Karl Braganza, manager of climate monitoring at the bureau's National Climate Centre, told me: When you look at large area averages, what looks like a small shift of 0.9C is actually quite large.
"The idea was that the more greedy you are in maximizing the number of districts your party can control, the more likely it is that a small shift of votes will lead you to lose a lot of districts.
Like shyster businessmen, they set up one firm that serves their goals, then declare it insolvent and set up another one with a different name – each time creaming the profit of press coverage and a small shift of the political landscape.
In 2008, the bank's members approved a smaller shift of 1.46 percent of voting power to the developing countries from the wealthy ones and added a 25th seat on the bank's governing board, raising to three the number of seats for sub-Saharan Africa.
That this may be a contributing factor is indicated by the observation of a smaller shift of the fluorescence maxima of bound TNP-ATP with monomeric IDE compared to oligomeric IDE.
The consequences of developmental lead exposure provide an informative example of the effects of a small shift in the IQ of a population.
It's such a small shift — fewer pictures of nature in the newest of 296 books chosen for the beauty of their illustrations.
In Staten Island the boom brought only a small shift: 64.5 percent of the old housing and 63.1 percent of the new is near a park.
