It could exercise subtler leverage as well: by making small shifts in the pace and the menu of its purchases, China arguably helped persuade the U.S. Treasury to recapitalize Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, the wounded housing agencies, instead of letting them fail.
But the external labor market can do only so much to address the anticipated shifts in demand, the pace of which will accelerate over the next decade, according to our research.
His main effort, though, needs to be in the Middle East itself, and in Washington: having been Mr Bush's chief ally during the war, Mr Blair must now show that he can also be a decisive influence during the peace, both in shifting the pace and direction of reconstruction efforts in Iraq and in preventing the Israeli-Palestinian "road map" from disintegrating.
Additionally, urbanisation and a shift in the focus and pace of combat operations have moved military action into closer and closer proximity to civilians, with predictable results.
What's interesting, perceptually, is the process of finding room, of seeing and appreciating the respite provided by shifts in the patterns' pace, rhythm, color or spatial depth.
Bloom is not an unlikable vocalist, but he lacks the confidence of his predecessor, which may explain the shift in both pace and energy here.
Proserpinus terlooii has shifted onto, and only feeds upon, two species in the genus Boerhaavia (Nyctaginaceae) notable not only because of the phylogenetic distance between the host plants involved in this shift, but also the pace of this change.
"The news cycle was being churned out a lot faster, and I don't think celebrities or publicists were prepared for the shift in pace... every breakdown was out to see because the publicist lost that way of stopping the news getting out".
It's part of a broader shift in the industry that's gathering pace, Mirren believes.
No let-up in energy, no shift in pace or aesthetic, the same regard for everything he sees.
