The presence of several newcomers to the list (see below) signify the shift from foreclosures caused by sub-prime mortgages and under-qualified owners to foreclosures caused by unemployment.

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Prime Minister Najib Razak has tried to frame this shift in conceptual terms, establishing a Global Movement of Moderates and signaling Malaysia's clear intention to pursue peaceful coexistence and conflict resolution as bedrock policies.

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The diagram, shown to Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin, Layard recalled, persuaded Chernomyrdin to shift policy.

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By contrast Mr Fabius, who as prime minister implemented many austerity measures at the time, now advocates a shift back to the left.

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Amazon then built on this shift to expand into selling lots more than books, becoming a prime retailer for selling all kinds of products.

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The Irish News editorial has been seen as a shift in tone for the newspaper, especially coming on a day when the UK Prime Minister Tony Blair is in Belfast trying for political progress.

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