The phrase "able to shift the" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the capability to change or move something, often in a metaphorical sense, such as ideas, perspectives, or strategies.
Example: "The new policy is able to shift the focus of our efforts towards sustainability."
Alternatives: "capable of altering the" or "able to change the".
Over the last few months, Hillary has been able to shift the focus away from herself and onto the mayor".
"He's been able to shift the paradigm a little bit," said Mark Lippert, a top foreign policy adviser.
Since the economy was crashing down all around us, I was able to shift the blame to the outside world.
Multinationals are able to shift the right to profits from these valuable assets to their own subsidiaries in tax havens, lowering their tax bills by billions of dollars.
Partly as a result of a vacuum on the left, the Tea Party has already been able to shift the political debate dangerously to the right.
And with his last election now behind him, is he willing or even able to shift the dynamics in Washington to make such fights winnable?
Instead of being limited by the number of film prints they have been shipped, cinema operators will, with digital distribution, be able to shift the number of screens on which a film is playing by flicking a switch.
If a firm doesn't want to bear the costs of family members in its plan, it will be able to shift the entire cost of doing so to its employees.
By forcefully laying down these markers, Washington may be able to shift the focus in southern Africa to a post-Mugabe future in which a renewed democratic process is still possible.
It is worth going through this pain in order to be able to shift the ball one day soon into the hands of Sean Lamont on the wing, or Chris Paterson, wherever he plays.
What he said in Reno was exactly right: if he winds up being able to shift the trajectory of American politics, it will be because the country was ready.
