The new president quickly deployed the army in the fight against drug-trafficking gangs, a move that shifted focus from the disputed election.
Brees, fresh off shoulder surgery, did not pass his physical in Miami, went to New Orleans, resurrected his career and won a Super Bowl, a move that shifted the fortunes of the Dolphins, the Saints and the Crimson Tide.
Senator Tom Daschle, the Senate Democratic leader, was so eager to appeal to moderate Democrats meeting here today that he made special mention of his role in persuading Senator James M. Jeffords of Vermont to defect from the Republican Party, a move that shifted control of the Senate to the Democrats.
The Amerada Hess Corporation, known for its green Hess trucks and gas stations, agreed today to buy Lasmo P.L.C., a British oil exploration and production company, for $3.5 billion in cash and stock in a move that shifts the balance of its business outside the United States and away from its roots as a refiner and marketer.
Then, in 2006, a private equity firm called Apax Partners teamed up with the head of Hilfiger's European operations, Fred Gehring, to buy the company for $1.6 billion, a move that shifted to Europe not only the leadership — Gehring, who is Dutch, became chief executive — but also the design focus.
Defense officials said they are there to discourage Syrian or Turkish troops from making any moves that could shift the focus away from an assault on Islamic State militants.
Many of Sze's sculptures, like mobiles, have moving parts that shift with the breeze, an element that she supplies in the form of miniature fans.
"At the same time, I think we are moving toward that shift where people prefer to engage with each other over the Internet".
"The paradigm in the music business has shifted and as an artist and a businesswoman, I have to move with that shift," Madonna said in a statement at the time of the deal.
Madonna, 49, who will leave Warner Brothers, a unit of the Warner Music Group, said in a statement: "The paradigm in the music business has shifted, and as an artist and a businesswoman I have to move with that shift.
