Sentence examples for shift from the stance from inspiring English sources

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos endorsed the plan, saying she hoped it would "give the students, families and educators in the state a strong foundation for a great education". DeVos and President Trump are pushing for far more local control of education, a shift from the stance of their recent predecessors in both parties.

The Rubio push comes as Mr. Romney tries to shift from the hard-line stance he took during the primary fight to a softer position that could erode President Obama's overwhelming edge with Hispanic voters.

In today's environment, this hardly qualifies as noteworthy — there's no serious Democratic candidate who would propose anything else — but it represents a marked shift from the party's stance on welfare programs before Clinton started talking about those who "work hard and play by the rules".

The decision is a marked shift from the traditionally tough stance on marijuana in the largely conservative country where members of Parliament who had advocated for legalization often were openly mocked.

Cox shifted from that stance only slightly Sunday.

"North Korea had been expecting the new US administration to mark a shift from the previous administration's stance, but is realising that there are no changes.

This involves a shift from the moralized and polarizing stance that its key figures often take to a practical politics of problem solving and alliance-building.

For her, "the sometimes imperceptible shift from a stance of antagonism to acceptance and then to compassion is work of making peace -- be it in interpersonal conflict, in relationship to those different from us religiously, politically, or ethnically, and even in intergroup conflicts on the world stage".

"We're always prepared to shift the stance of policy and to shift it significantly if necessary".

Mr. Sadr's willingness to negotiate represents a significant shift from his stance in 2004, when he ordered his militia to fight to the death in the holy city of Najaf, and suggests that his political sophistication and strategic skills have grown in the last two years.

In a shift from her stance just three weeks ago, she said she would not rule out trying to form a political party.