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Meanings of shifting in English
Synonyms
Examples for "shifty"
Examples for "shifty"
1
Better warn him, if he's a friend of yours.' She looked shifty.
2
What must the rest of the cast think of such shifty behaviour?
3
Methought I saw once more the furtive, shifty eyes of the maniac.
4
Indeed they are, but not with that shifty Swede in charge, surely?
5
Sergius grew crimson under the taunting voice and the little, shifty eyes.
Usage of shifting in English
1
Political power is slowly shifting away from the US, Europe and Japan.
2
The young cop kept shifting his weight from left foot to right.
3
A Whanganui Housing Trust said the incentive was just shifting the problem.
4
It's a game of positions, as is the shifting politics of Europe.
5
In reality we are dealing with an ever-shifting battleground of political ideas.
6
Start shifting insurance risk in one age bracket, and the effects ripple.
7
The carmaker pledged to look into shifting overseas production back to Europe.
8
Yes, men need to change and adapt to a rapidly shifting world.
9
Well, no: You're just shifting risk from government-sponsored enterprises to government-sponsored banks.
10
The company is now shifting greater emphasis to building up overseas businesses.
11
They may feel their priorities shifting inward, toward home, hearth, and family.
12
BRICs raise relegation risk for European soccer World power must be shifting.
13
And that's only accelerating the international balance of power shifting towards Beijing.
14
But their world is falling apart, thanks to shifting gold market dynamics.
15
It's a curious time to be shifting focus from the payments industry.
16
That would be a first step to shifting the balance of power.
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Shifting through the time
Shifting across language varieties
South Africa
Common
United States of America
Common
Australia
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