11.   At a conference on higher education held last month at Spelman College in Atlanta, one paper reported a nationwide shift toward basing financial aid on merit.

12.   At Electro-Magnetic Processes Inc., Chuck Monary and Avi Bentov have positioned their company to capitalize on the shift toward commercialization.

13.   Because most foliage is green-yellow, even a small shift toward blue-green creates an impact.

14.   A few large companies are investing seriously in the shift toward healthier eating.

15.   A drop in first-quarter PC sales, along with the shift toward low-end PCs, caught PC makers like Compaq and Dell flat-footed.

16.   A shift toward bargain prices would be one of the first since former Chief Financial Officer Jack Greenberg took command of the U.S. business five months ago.

17.   A surge of immigration and the rapid shift toward an economy dominated by small businesses rather than huge corporations have pushed Los Angeles into a dizzyingly complex transition.

18.   A shift toward more high-tech has already quietly started.

19.   AAA cited low gas prices as well as lingering air security concerns for the shift toward driving.

20.   ABN Amro has also been moving its Singapore staff to offices around Asia to reflect a shift toward borrowing in local currency instead of in dollars or yen.