Sentence examples for start of a shift from inspiring English sources

The start of a shift and I brace myself as I walk into the waiting area.

But she senses the start of a shift in the seriousness with which the subject is treated.

Getting some evangelicals to even consider a return to Catholicism may be the start of a shift in the church's fortunes in Latin America.

It is a painful understanding, and a threatening one, certainly, but it is an understanding that could be the start of a shift.

The workspace company behind the Regus brand has sold its Japanese business in a deal that marks the start of a shift towards a new franchise business model.

But it may also mark the start of a shift in thinking on the topic, which could speed up in the event of any future attacks.

As it turned out, he was just getting started on a series of musical shifts so brilliantly executed they seemed to drag the rest of pop music along in their wake.

Spirometry was performed twice, at the start of a work shift ("pre-shift") and two hours before the end-of-shift ("post-shift"), according to criteria that were "stricter than" ATS recommendations (ATS, 1979, 1987).

Therefore, this analysis utilized 40 blood samples collected in the morning prior to the start of a work-shift (pre-shift) and 38 blood samples were collected in the afternoon after all work activities had been completed (post-shift).

Demographer Liang Zhongtang said the letter was likely the start of a gradual shift in policy, but that a sudden shift was very unlikely.

We are witnessing the start of a seismic shift in the balance of power in marketing.