Sentence examples for any effort to shift from inspiring English sources

But any effort to shift the committee's goalposts has been more subtle.

Nescafé's to-go cups, however, go entirely against any effort to shift people over to reusables by inventing another throw-away alternative.

That "no budget, no pay" provision offered Republicans a face-saving way out of a corner they had painted themselves into — and an effort to shift blame for any default onto the Senate if it balks.

Andersen responded on Saturday by attacking the report as an effort to shift blame to others.

Democrats pushed for the recalls in an effort to shift the balance in Madison.

"It's not an effort to shift blame, because the federal government made mistakes, too.

Representative Paul Ryan's proposals to reform Medicare and Medicaid are mostly an effort to shift the burden to beneficiaries and the states.

The debate showed an effort to shift toward the center for both Flake and Carmona.

If you prefer not to purchase an item, make an effort to shift coffee shops every few hours or so.

With Congress now almost certain to recess until after Labor Day without floor votes on any specific plan, a vigorous advertising and grass-roots effort to shift public opinion is likely in the next month or two.

Nevertheless, the N.R.A.'s cynical effort to shift the debate to lax enforcement continues without letup.