It is followed by a sudden shift to a low tone.

The sudden shift also seemed to leave the police unions off balance last night.

After 1715 we see a sudden and dramatic shift in the leadership of both parties.

I frowned at the sudden shift in the weather and looked around.

Touch made a sudden shift, away from the range of light.

She had to do something to give herself time to adjust to this sudden shift.

He made a sudden shift in the direction of the window.

She shook her head, surprised at the sudden shift in subject.

The sudden shifts in prices seem to come out of the blue.

Then the root made a sudden shift in my hand.

A sudden change in the air made her look up.

Then with another sudden change of voice she went on.

He was still trying to figure out the sudden change in her behavior.

After she left I sat thinking about her sudden change of heart.

This was not a sudden change, but took place over a long period.

It was not long before a sudden change came over the man.

He's had a sudden change of heart on that matter we were talking about.

Everything around their happy life takes a sudden change from that point.

Why this sudden change should have come about we do not know.

There was a sudden change in air pressure around her.

Then he made what seemed quite an abrupt change of subject.

Thinking about this led to another abrupt change in his career.

And no wonder: His life had taken an abrupt change in course.

Will understood the abrupt change when he saw the young woman.

Despite the abrupt change of subject, he was not surprised.

Their protest isn't likely to force party leaders into an abrupt change of course.

Where the soil is different there are abrupt changes in the use which people have made of the land.

"This is not exactly an abrupt change," she said the other day.

The abrupt change of topic was too much for her.

But the abrupt change in light was hard on Alice's eyes.

Another sign might be any sharp change in top staff.

With the economy in relatively good shape, many Americans see no reason to demand sharp political change.

You can see a sharp change of something like 3% in light intensity, but less than that gets difficult.

But elsewhere, a sharp change in tone has taken hold.

"A new mirror has a sharp change in its surface."

But he said the numbers did not show a sharp change in the epidemic.

I'd seen such sharp changes in her many times.

A Revolution is a very sharp change made to something.

Another problem is a sharp change in the market here.

During the last week, however, there has been a sharp change in policy.

But there are a few signs here that the base may be preparing for a sudden transformation.

Once the slaughter begins, he doesn't undergo any sudden transformations.

Ned stared at the man, unable to believe the sudden transformation.

The Nets have been the most dramatic example of a team that has undergone a sudden transformation.

This sudden transformation may help to scare away a timid attacker.

Her family looked on in amazement at the sudden transformation of Ursula.

At the same time, Maiko starts to have a sudden transformation.

It was as if she underwent a sudden transformation.

The occasional sudden transformation into a smoking club does not happen in every place.

Otherwise, the Greek society cannot stand a sudden transformation.

Various members noted that the agreement was a reflection of a sharp and continuing shift in public opinion against smoking.

Of course there are challenges as we adjust to sharp shifts in economic growth and power.

Yesterday marked a sharp shift in many investors' thinking about the economy, interest rates and, perhaps, equities.

Once that was over she performed one of her sharp shifts of subject.

The sharp shift in mood came after hours of closed debate.

Otherwise, the sharp shift to the darker moods of the last seven songs cannot make its full emotional effect.

A divorce would be another sharp shift in a life recently shaped by setbacks.

The signs of a sharp directional shift are quite clear.

Yet a sharp shift took hold of the company in the 1980's.

The action represents a sharp shift, and it has raised eyebrows outside the state.