Sentence examples for serious shift in from inspiring English sources

Prussian victories over Denmark (1864) and Austria (1866) indicated a serious shift in the European balance of power.

If these reports are borne out, it would represent a very serious shift in the trajectory of the Syria conflict and call into question any Russian commitment to a peaceful settlement".

KATHRYN B. McGRATH, now a partner with Crowell & Moring in Washington, is also convinced that the scandal is rooted in a serious shift in the industry's culture and must be repaired.

That is changing, at last, and the effect of the department of justice anti-trust action may ironically be to inspire a serious shift in how the big houses see the electronic marketplace.

Later that day, Mr. Gorbachev told Mr. Bush in a phone call that he sensed a "serious shift" in Iraq's position, according to a transcript in the Bush Library.

The mayor said that he had tentatively supported the initiative, which would have been put before voters in November, as a "serious shift in the way we deal with affordable housing" but that proponents had failed to generate the kind of broad support necessary to gain approval.

Countries like Finland and Hong Kong are already seeing serious shifts in the number of text messages their cellphone customers send.

Urban expansion is a direct driver of land change and cause serious shifts in socio-ecological relationships and the associated lifestyles.

It's been going alright so far, but I've got exams at the end of April, so just after the Boat Race I need to get stuck into some serious shifts in the books.

And this implies a serious shift not only in what the internet is used for, but also in what digital culture can be said to mean.

Rudra Chaudhuri, author of a recent book on how the two countries get on, sees "a serious shift" under Mr Modi in terms of a more active role for India abroad, beginning in its region.