During the campaign, Trump hardly hid his intention to shift American trade policy in a protectionist direction.
The deal with Volvo signals Renault's intention to shift its focus from trucks and commercial vehicles to concentrate on the fiercely competitive automobile business.
Last August Mr Ayling spelled out his intention to shift his focus gradually from cut-price leisure travellers to the premium passengers from whom airlines make money.
The agreement, which came the same day that banks in South Korea agreed to sell the bankrupt Samsung Motor to Renault, signals Renault's intention to shift its focus away from trucks and commercial vehicles and to concentrate on the automobile business.
After Palestinian protest strikes and arson attacks shut down Israeli-owned factories in border-zone industrial parks, several companies announced their intention to shift operations to low-wage countries outside the Middle East.
But the statements by the senior official today represented the clearest articulation of the administration's intention to shift the postwar security burden to others even as it increases its activity on the political and economic fronts.
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This challenge will be heightened by the US-stated intention to shift its military, geographic and strategic focus to the Asia-Pacific region".
Perhaps most significantly, Jackson's administration announced its intention to shift the EPA's focus from industrial concerns to issues of environmental justice.
Biometric ID systems might start out with claims of the very best intentions — only to shift function and impact later.
