Meanings of general shift in English

A general shift in the mass would do it.

That in turn could lead to a general shift away from fixed income assets in 2011.

GitHub's emphasis on permissive licensing likely reflects a general shift towards these licenses in the open source community.

The theory predicts the continuing changes of our sexual 'ways' based on the general shift from image to symbolic models.

Within the general shift from manufacturing to service economy characteristic of the civilization of illiteracy, sport becomes a form of entertainment.

The growing use of computerized "management information systems" corresponded with a general shift in management practices in the postwar period.

But the general shift away from human labour and toward a robotic equivalent might have consequences for those humans still engaged in work.

A general shift into safe havens has in the past week turned into a desperate scramble for cash, and for dollars in particular.

But a draft Danish government aid plan presented on March 19 foresees a general shift in development aid to help the poorest nations in Africa.

A spokesman for the European Central Bank countered that the trend was due to a general shift towards secured lending and funding via retail deposits.

The General shifted his position a little.

The general shifted into cheerleading mode.

The General shifted his position.