Small steps they may have been, but incrementally they achieved a definite shift in attitudes.
His comments demonstrated a definite shift from the previous stance.
During the past year there have been few remarkable changes in the desktop publishing market but rather a definite shift of emphasis.
"I believe there is a definite shift going on here," Ms. Rappaport said.
And none, except Vietnam, has made a definite, permanent shift to socialism.
They're just not doing it, and that is a definite shift.
It signified a bold and definite shift away from the metal sound upon which the band had built their reputation.
But lately, with the 20th century slipping away, there has been a definite shift in attitude.
But there has been a definite shift in opinions on the slopes.
And the whole claim that there is going to be a definite shift to the western Pacific is totally untrue.