The phrase "actual shift" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a real or significant change in a situation, context, or perspective.
Example: "The actual shift in public opinion was evident after the recent events."
Alternatives: "real change" or "genuine shift".
Despite predictions that emerging technologies will transform how research is conducted, disseminated, and rewarded, why do we see so little actual shift in how scholars in the most competitive and aspirant institutions actually disseminate their research?
But, sexual boasting and teasing aside, has there been an actual shift in student behaviour?
Whether this nostalgia translates into an actual shift in people's careers has yet to be seen.
It remained unclear Tuesday whether the latest chorus of complaints heralded an actual shift in European policy.
The actual shift in the numbers was small -- only a matter of a few percentage points, just about the margin of error in the polls.
What has happened to the Republicans does not seem to reflect an actual shift in ideology; indeed, the philosophic center of this administration is hard to pin down.
The poll aggregators instead realised that individual polls were erratic, and that most of the commentary was about statistical noise rather than actual shifts in voters' preferences.
A true sport sedan should provide the sensation of, if not actual shifting from one gear to another, at least the feel of a more direct connection between the engine and transmission.
In this case, no actual shifting and pooling occurs, so the increased shift tolerance cannot account for the performance gain.
And, in fact, many of the philosophical arguments that appeal to the possibility of an inversion scenario can make do instead by appealing to the actual shifted qualia scenario, hence avoiding potentially controversial claims about possibility.
(Millennials are less religious! They're more risk-averse!) But it's never clear whether the numbers are indicative of actual shifts or mere aberrations.
