Sentence examples for prepares to shift from inspiring English sources

As Ms. Couric, 49, prepares to shift to the anchor post of the "CBS Evening News," she will be moving into a world that for several years has emphasized softer features, something that no doubt played in the minds of the CBS executives determined to recruit Ms. Couric.

TechCrunch has learned and confirmed that the company has laid of 11 people, about 20percentt of its small staff, as it prepares to shift its business deeper into data services for publishers and advertisers.

The Bush administration is warning the security council that, if it is not prepared to shift, then the US is prepared to act unilaterally.

We must be prepared to shift the focus of social security spending from benefits to bricks and mortar – to building houses, not lining the pockets of rentier landlords.

Banks are preparing to shift roles out of London amid the uncertainty about whether the UK can keep its "passporting" rights allowing them to operate across the EU.

Some critics of the building plan fear that the state is preparing to shift responsibility for incarceration to the local level.

A10 Pentagon Shifts Afghan Focus The Pentagon is preparing to shift its focus in Afghanistan from hunting remnants of the Taliban and Al Qaeda toward improving security in important cities and rebuilding war-battered infrastructure, senior administration officials say.

Many of the Taiwanese technology companies that set up in China were attracted by its cheap labour, and to get through the door they were prepared to shift some expertise to the mainland.

They are becoming resigned to losing "passporting" – the rule that allows a UK-regulated firm to do business across the EU – and are preparing to shift operations out of London.

The treasurer Joe Hockey has hinted the government might be prepared to shift ground on its insistence that a crucial $150m research funding extension hinges on the passage of contentious legislation to deregulate university fees.

Pakistan is preparing to shift troops from the border with Afghanistan, where they are engaged in the hunt for Qaeda and Taliban fighters, to the front in Kashmir, where tensions with India are quickly rising, the government said today.