This process of shifting jobs from sunset to sunrise industries may eventually pave the way for another, lucrative leg in the onward march of capitalism.

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Phase-shifting is the same process behind noise-cancelation equipment and polarized sunglasses.

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And I think he's in the process of shifting over to what you might call the more troops school, which John McCain has been advocating for three or four years.

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He also notes China is in the process of shifting emphasis from purchasing vast hordes of resources like ore and oil to targeting companies (or parts of companies) and technology that will form the groundwork for building reputable Chinese brands.

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The continual process of portfolio shifting inevitably leads to greater international capital flows and larger current-account deficits or surpluses.

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Intel announced 27 new processors at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas Thursday, shifting its new 32-nanometer manufacturing process into the mainstream.

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Phase-shifting adds a few steps to this process.

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The company's executives are thinking about joining them, and shifting their primary listing from Toronto to Hong Kong in the process.

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What would be of foremost importance in this rebalancing process would be to bring the large trade surpluses and foreign-exchange reserves down and shifting the driver of economic growth from investment and exports to domestic consumption, argues Thornton.

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The very act of shifting from an in-house data centre to an on-demand service can start a powerful discovery process.

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