Sentence examples for shifting mission from inspiring English sources

The changes also come against a backdrop of sometimes heated discussion over the service's shifting mission — how to protect wildlife as giant debates about climate change and energy exploration grip the Arctic.

But signs of a shifting mission were already evident, with ground forces increasingly assuming peacekeeping duties even as combat troops rooted out remnants of Iraqi military and irregular forces.

Robert C. Bonner, who was sworn in as customs commissioner just two weeks ago, said he had begun receiving daily intelligence briefings on terrorist threats as part of his agency's shifting mission.

The current cloud over the FAA's technical know-how and oversight capabilities can be traced in part to the shifting mission thrust on the nation's aviation regulators in the aftermath of the terrorists attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

It has already gone through distinct phases, with shifting missions, messages, and means of mobilizing.

What does it tell you when the Marines are considering shifting their mission to Afghanistan?

Coudreaut must be aware that by shifting its mission McDonald's risks losing not only younger customers but also its core clients.

In May, American Atheists, the venerable secular organization founded by the late Madalyn Murray O'Hair, announced that they're opening a Washington, DC office and shifting their mission to emphasize "voter engagement, political action and legal advocacy".

Still, the idea that Turner's essay could be categorized as an "editorial misstep," even by a publicity team, or that any media organization could be effectively bullied into shifting its mission from journalistic to promotional, is unnerving.

The Army emptied many of its overseas weapons warehouses to fight the wars of the past decade and is using the end of combat in Iraq and the drawdown in Afghanistan to analyze where the gear — officially called Army prepositioned stocks — should be located, and exactly what types of equipment should be included to carry out the shifting Army mission.

While the group hopes that shifting its mission to anti-immigrant activism might bring in new members, it is also resorting to more desperate measures: In South Carolina, Klansmen are handing out candy to attract new recruits.