The phrase "an obvious shift" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a clear or noticeable change in a situation, opinion, or trend.
Example: "In recent years, there has been an obvious shift in public opinion regarding climate change."
Alternatives: "a clear change" or "a noticeable transition."
And so to fourteenth-century England — an obvious shift, since Bowie is banned from no location.
The move was pro-business, and an obvious shift away from the Obama administration's approach.
This year's "SEC Speaks" conference in Washington, D.C., was most notable for an obvious shift in the SEC's enforcement priorities.
This could probably only change if there was an obvious shift in the public mood towards staying in.
"There was an obvious shift from the long-term black-white social order," said McDermott, an assistant professor of sociology at Stanford.
Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) of fractionated samples exhibited an obvious shift of some DGGE bands to a heavier DNA fraction.
The district court judges are reflecting an increasingly obvious shift in public opinion, said Andrew Koppelman, a professor of law at Northwestern University.
In some cases, beginner students who had some prior knowledge demonstrated a more obvious shift in learning.
Sonically, there's been a pretty obvious shift in the "scene" towards more electronic sounds, but I like to try to find the balance between the more organic, acoustic instruments and the new technology that makes any instrument electronically available via a keyboard or computer.
The one CN substituent in 2 leads to an obvious blue shift of emission spectra, while a slight red shift is observed for the 3 and 4 in comparison with 1.
Since West had failed to make the obvious shift to a spade at the third trick, it was extremely likely that he held the ace of that suit.
