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For South Africa, it is a striking shift in substance and style.

WASHINGTON — To anyone who has followed politics in Washington in recent years, the image of a sitting president admitting error is a striking shift.

It is a striking shift in rhetoric and strategy for the opposition, which loosened Mr. Mugabe's grip on Parliament by offering an alternative to the governing party.

Still, the report is a striking shift in tone from two earlier academy reports on the subject, which emphasized the safety and benefits of genetically modified organisms.

But Archbishop Dolan's style is a striking shift from that of the man he replaced, Cardinal Edward M. Egan, who was known as a no-nonsense and at times aloof administrator during his tenure overseeing the New York Archdiocese, from 2000 to 2009.

It is a striking shift for Mr. Bloomberg, 69, whose reputation as a bureaucratic maestro has been dented by a series of managerial missteps, leaving the administration eager to burnish his legacy and elevate him above the daily dramas of municipal government.

It's a striking shift from the way those photos were distributed historically.

Her endorsement was a striking shift in tone since her testimony before Congress last month, when she accused the Pakistani government of "abdicating to the Taliban".

It's a striking shift, particularly among endurance athletes, who come from a carb-loading culture where pre-race pasta and post-race beer are as essential as the bib number on your back and the sneakers on your feet.

The embrace of diplomacy, following months of tariff threats, was a striking shift for an administration that has openly disparaged previous negotiations with China as producing endless talk and little gain for the United States.

In an interview, Mr. Biden said such an approach would be a striking shift from the Bush administration's insistence on a strong and unified Iraqi federal government and would permit a quicker withdrawal of American troops.