Sentence examples for small shift in the from inspiring English sources

In 1868 Huggins measured a small shift in the position of the F line in the hydrogen spectrum for Sirius, which was interpreted as being caused by the radial motion of the star with respect to Earth.

And it was not a small shift: in the early 1980's, when Mr. Gore was representing middle Tennessee in the House, the National Right to Life Committee said he had voted in line with the group's views 84percentt of the time.

Work often springs from a kind of creative emptiness, and frequently involves a lot of footling around, doing nothing and waiting – for an idea, for frustration to goad you into action, for some small shift in the atmosphere or for the light that sets the mind free.

In our forecast model, this small shift in the polling has been roughly offset by the rally in the stock market (one of several economic variables the model considers), which reflects increasing investor optimism about the situation in Europe and efforts by the Federal Reserve to stimulate the economy.

Nevertheless, they observe: "In the complex arithmetic of the UK's parliamentary elections, it's not hard to imagine a relatively small shift in the distribution and turnout of minority voters having an amplified impact".

A small shift in the position of the diffraction peaks towards higher angles is noted in sample A and broadening of XRD peak is seen due to the increase of ionic radius as CuO doped [36].

Elections with low turnout can allow parties to tilt the outcome substantially through small shifts in the composition of those voting.

Though the small shifts in the ocean landscape here are almost imperceptible, each year I notice that this stretch of coast is changing.

Up close, though, those who know the Obamas say they can see an accumulation of small shifts in the president and the first lady since they walked the inaugural parade route four years ago.

Fortunately, the same is true for preventing cheating: small shifts in the environment that seem unrelated to honesty but trigger self-reflection can make people less likely to cheat.

More distant refineries, with higher transport costs, would have trouble competing.But the market for fuel is still shrinking and tiny margins mean profits can be wiped out by small shifts in the price of crude or other costs.