I.
noun
1 change
ADJECTIVE
▪ distinct , dramatic , fundamental , huge , important , major , marked , massive , profound , pronounced , radical , seismic , significant , substantial
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There has been a major ~ in the public's taste.
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a significant ~ in policy
▪ discernible , perceptible
▪ slight , subtle
▪ gradual
▪ abrupt , rapid , sudden
▪ decisive , irreversible , long-term
▪ climate , cultural , demographic , ideological , policy , population , power
▪ paradigm (= an important change in the way sth is thought about)
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Einstein's theories caused a paradigm ~ in scientific thought.
VERB + SHIFT
▪ be , mark , represent
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These proposals represent a dramatic ~ in policy.
▪ indicate , reflect , signal
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The moment signals a significant ~ in attitudes to the war.
▪ show
▪ detect , notice , observe , see , witness
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I detected a subtle ~ towards/toward our point of view.
▪ bring about , cause , drive , lead to , produce , result in
▪ experience , undergo
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The industry has undergone a fundamental ~ in recent years.
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The toy industry is undergoing a seismic ~ as more products are manufactured overseas.
▪ explain
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one factor which may explain the president's policy ~
SHIFT + VERB
▪ occur , take place
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These climate ~s occurred over less than a decade.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ between
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the many ~s between verse and prose that occur in Shakespeare
▪ ~ (away) from
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the ~ away from direct taxation
▪ ~ in
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a ~ in public opinion
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a ~ in attitude/opinion/perspective
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a ~ in emphasis/mood/tone
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a ~ in direction/focus/policy/strategy
▪ ~ to
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a sudden ~ to the right in politics
▪ ~ towards/toward
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a ~ towards/toward part-time farming
2 division of the working day
ADJECTIVE
▪ double , long , split ( esp. BrE )
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I agreed to work double ~s for a few weeks.
▪ day , early
▪ late , swing ( AmE )
▪ graveyard ( esp. AmE ), night , overnight
▪ eight-hour , ten-hour , etc.
▪ afternoon , evening , morning , weekend
VERB + SHIFT
▪ do , work
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I'm doing the early ~ this week.
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He works the night ~.
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I didn't realize that I'd have to work ~s.
▪ be on , come on , go on
▪ be off , come off , finish , go off
▪ change
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It was 8 a.m. and the nurses were changing ~s.
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My husband changed his ~s from afternoons to nights.
SHIFT + VERB
▪ begin ( esp. BrE ), start ( esp. AmE )
▪ end
▪ change
SHIFT + NOUN
▪ work
▪ manager , supervisor , worker
▪ pattern , system (both BrE )
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They'd altered his ~ pattern twice in the past month.
▪ change
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The ~ change took place at 10 p.m.
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~s
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The clinic is staffed by ten doctors who work in ~s.
▪ on a/the ~
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a decision for the chief nurse on each ~
II.
verb
1 move
ADVERB
▪ slightly
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Julie ~ed her position slightly and smiled.
▪ impatiently , nervously , restlessly , uncomfortably , uneasily
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She ~ed uncomfortably in her chair.
▪ away
PREPOSITION
▪ from
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She ~ed her gaze away from the group of tourists.
▪ onto
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He ~ed his weight onto his left foot.
▪ to
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Her eyes ~ed to his face.
PHRASES
▪ ~ from foot to foot
▪ ~ in your chair , ~ in your seat
2 change
ADVERB
▪ dramatically , markedly , radically
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The emphasis has ~ed markedly in recent years.
▪ slightly
▪ effectively
▪ simply
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We cannot simply ~ the responsibility onto someone else.
▪ gradually , slowly
▪ quickly , rapidly
▪ suddenly
▪ constantly , continually
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constantly ~ing alliances
▪ away
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Government grants are being ~ed away from the capital to the regions.
VERB + SHIFT
▪ attempt to , try to
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They tried to ~ the blame onto the government.
▪ tend to
▪ begin to
PREPOSITION
▪ (away) from
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I felt the advantage had suddenly ~ed away from us.
▪ back , back and forth
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Like many plays, this one ~s back and forth in time and place.
▪ into ( AmE )
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to ~ into second gear
▪ out of
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In recent years, manufacturing has ~ed out of the US.
▪ onto , to
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His sympathies rapidly ~ed to the side of the workers.
▪ towards/toward
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These changes will ~ the balance more towards/toward science subjects.
Shift is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ attention , ↑ attitude , ↑ balance , ↑ emphasis , ↑ eye , ↑ focus , ↑ gaze , ↑ mood , ↑ scene
Shift is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ allegiance , ↑ attention , ↑ balance , ↑ blame , ↑ bulk , ↑ burden , ↑ debate , ↑ direction , ↑ emphasis , ↑ focus , ↑ gaze , ↑ gear , ↑ grip , ↑ loyalty , ↑ perception , ↑ perspective , ↑ position , ↑ responsibility , ↑ stance , ↑ tactic , ↑ weight