The tectonic plates are shifting under China's political system.

It was clammy, and irregular plates shifted under the loose skin.

But beneath Canada's placid surface, the tectonic plates are shifting.

That may still be true for the moment, but the tectonic plates are shifting.

The layers of bedrock were built into mountains as the continental plates shifted.

The bend shows how a tectonic plate can shift direction suddenly.

The last few months of the flood included geological instability, when the plates shifted.

If those tectonic plates shift any more, there's going to be some interesting seismic activity.

To his vast relief, the plate shifted when he touched it.

The heavy plates across from Frick shifted as they were cut apart.