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But with the early onset of summer this year, the company is staring at a washout season and having to shift gears.

From BBC

Instead, it requires us to shift gears and direct our limited resources, effort, attention and goodwill toward the types of structural, embedded solutions that have been proven to yield measurable results — and make work fair for all.

From Salon

It introduces the brothers’ ability to shift gears within a singular track, taking listeners to Mexico City with a distorted sample of the city’s street organs, infusing moments of a dejected ballad with an angsty punk feeling and invoking flashes of an electronic garage production.

Emily has forged a career in communications, but now - at the age of 44 - says her condition is worsening, and she has had to shift gears in her career.

From BBC

In part, England picked Smith for his ability to shift gears, dominate attacks and marshal the tail.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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