71.   On hills, it was necessary to shift gears frequently to adjust to every little change in grade.

72.   Now, however, many organizations in California and elsewhere say they are shifting gears.

73.   PanCanadian Energy Services, for example, already has begun the process of shifting gears.

74.   Prada, in the course of a few months, shifts gears from gold lame clothes that looked like they were cut from palazzo drapes to sleek urban sexiness.

75.   Performance is virtually flawless, though at first you keep waiting for the car to shift gears with the usual jerk.

76.   Realizing that he cannot stop Valley secession without a substantial part of the Hispanic vote, Hahn and his aides have shifted gears.

77.   Rahal said recent rule changes will mean that Formula One cars next year will have fully automatic transmissions shifting gears at points on the track preset into on-board computers.

78.   Retired Army Col. Steve Butler, who left the service last year, said many military leaders and their troops chafe at the need to shift gears.

79.   Republican strategist Scott Reed lauded Bush advisers for recognizing the brewing public relations disaster and shifting gears.

80.   Samaha wanted Millennium to shift gears from cheap movies with B-list stars to large movies with top stars.