The phrase "authorities to shift" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are discussing the power or ability of authorities to change or move something, such as policies or responsibilities.
Example: "The new regulations will allow authorities to shift their focus towards environmental protection."
Alternatives: "powers to change" or "ability to adjust".
Fixing SWAps requires development authorities to shift their priorities.
On Saturday, a homeowner said he had fired shots at an intruder who fit the fugitive's description, spurring the authorities to shift their search for a short time.
Bernstein said it was an attempt by the "highest UK authorities to shift the issue from government policies and excessive government secrecy in the United States and Great Britain to the conduct of the press".
This forced the Irish authorities to shift course radically.
Bernstein, 69, said Rusbridger's appearance before the committee was a "dangerously pernicious" attempt by British authorities to shift the focus of the surveillance debate from excessive government secrecy to the conduct of the press.
The Pentagon also requested blanket authority to shift funds, if necessary, in its regular operations budget to support allied forces help in Iraq.
Republican leaders there argued that the state had allowed too much authority to shift to the executive branch, despite acting after eight years of Republican control under Mr. Walker.
By invoking a national emergency, Trump is claiming authority to shift federal funds appropriated by Congress for other purposes to be spent instead on his border wall.
On paper, the state had the authority to shift ground crews from one fire to another but traditionally, for a variety of persuasive reasons, did not exercise this authority.
Since both Republicans and Democrats were reluctant to hurt federal law enforcement, Congress granted the attorney general broad authority to shift money from other programs to pay for salaries and avoid furloughs.
Mr. Geithner and fellow regulators had urged the S.E.C. to act and could now use their new authority to shift oversight of the money market fund industry away from the S.E.C., a move that has few precedents.
