Sentence examples for shifter from from inspiring English sources

And H.I.V. is like a shape shifter from the pages of science fiction, mutating so fast that the immune system cannot keep track of it.

Further sweetening the performance is the Touch Shift transmission mode, which lets you toggle the shifter from side to side to snap through all five gears manually (no clutch needed) so that passing and engine braking are both easier than in most automatics.

"Additionally, a malfunctioning stop lamp switch may also result in intermittent operation of the push-button start feature, affect the operation of the brake-transmission shift interlock feature, preventing the shifter from being moved out of the park position and cause the Electronic Stability Control ESCC) malfunction light to illuminate," stated NHTSA documents.

The other big change for 2008 is the spacey looking (and somewhat spacey acting) console shifter for the six-speed automatic, bequeathed from the new X5 sport wagon.

Rarely in recent times can the thought of a Tim Burton movie have excited such a stir – the furore surrounding its rapid-fire DVD release elevating the all-new Alice in Wonderland from lavish merchandise shifter to the film on which rests the very future of cinema.

You needed really strong triceps to work the ridiculously heavy steering, the deftness of a surgeon to slot home the spindly column shifter into each gear (shifting from second to third gear was an art form) and immense strength to make the car stop - you had to nearly stand on the brakes.

Although the shifter looks like one of those clunky levers from a Buck Rogers movie ("Activate the pitchblende ray!"), the transmission is exemplary.

Pick from either dwarf, elf, human, shape shifter, or draconian,and then pick a class such as Warrior, Wizard, Hunter, Cleric, or Rogue.

Despite state-of-the-art electronic shifters from Shimano, which allow him to change gears by lightly tapping a switch, using the prosthetics "will be hard," he said.

Used Hondamatics and Converts are still in demand, as are add-on push-button shifters from several manufacturers that move the shift lever electrically.

You could possibly write a whole story about shape-shifters from a dream about birds!