About two-thirds of the rise came from the energy sector, in which prices tend to be driven by a global market and do not generally reflect month-to-month shifts in American consumer demand.
"The Shrine/An Argument," from the band's new album, "Helplessness Blues" (Sub Pop), suggested multiple songs grafted together: a sparsely fingerpicked ballad, a blissful jazz-chorded reverie, a folk-rock march shifting in and out of waltz time, a drone-based melody hinting at the Renaissance or Appalachia, and, cutting through a concert full of prettiness, some squealing overblown bass clarinet.
And as far as stepping in to avoid a floor fight over this issue, Mr. Dean pointed out that control of the convention in August shifts in July from the D.N.C. to the nominee, and the issue of seating the delegates to the 186-member credentials committee.
But according to a Cambridge study in May, the shift in jobs from high- to low-productivity sectors only amounts to 0.25% of the productivity shortfall.
Austin's climate effectively prohibited such a late date, and this year the Games coincided with the start of the N.B.A. finals and the Stanley Cup, in early June, a shift in programming that some action-sports partisans took as a slight, indicating a reduced commitment on ESPN's part, after a difficult 2013.
In December, Shift — which has raised $74 million from investors such as Goldman Sachs, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, and Highland Capital Partners — announced a strategic partnership with car rental company Hertz.
So the new Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act, which will start taking effect in September, shifts the bias in the system.
China needs to control inflation as a priority, the central bank said in its fourth-quarter policy report in February, shifting from a pledge in its previous report to support the economy above other needs.
However, Lib Dem sources suggested that the drone strikes last month marked a shift in strategy.
Local companies plying their wares to international buyers at the Offshore Europe exhibition and conference last month said the shift in emphasis was under way.
