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  • 11shift — [shift] vt. [ME schiften < OE sciftan, to divide, separate < IE * skeib > SHIP] 1. to move or transfer from one person, place, or position to another [to shift the blame] 2. to replace by another or others; change or exchange 3. to… …

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  • 12Shift-share analysis — Shift/share analysis is a technique sometimes used for retrospectively decomposing changes, usually in employment, in a set of urban areas or regions. Regional scientists widely use the technique to examine the sources of employment growth or… …

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  • 13Shift — Shift, v. i. 1. To divide; to distribute. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Some this, some that, as that him liketh shift. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. To make a change or changes; to change position; to move; to veer; to substitute one thing for another;… …

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  • 14make shift — ► make shift dated manage or contrive to do something. Main Entry: ↑shift …

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  • 15shift the goalposts — To alter the rules of a game, conditions of an agreement, etc unfairly after proceedings have begun, or the agreement has been entered into ● goal * * * move/shift/the goalposts phrase to change the rules and make it difficult for people to… …

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  • 16Make — (m[=a]k), v. i. 1. To act in a certain manner; to have to do; to manage; to interfere; to be active; often in the phrase to meddle or make. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] A scurvy, jack a nape priest to meddle or make. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To proceed;… …

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  • 17Make It Easy on Yourself — Single by Jerry Butler from the album Need to Belong Other Great Performances B side It s Too Late Released June 1962 …

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  • 18shift yourself — Brit informal : to move quickly : ↑hurry We need to shift ourselves [=get moving] if we re going to make it home before dark. • • • Main Entry: ↑shift …

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  • 19Make Them Die Slowly (album) — Make Them Die Slowly Studio album by White Zombie Released March 22, 1989 …

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  • 20make|shift|y — «MAYK SHIHF tee», adjective. = makeshift. (Cf. ↑makeshift) …

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