1.   A pronounced shift towards Decentralized smaller plants, and towards non manufacturing activities in the economy, has already occurred.

2.   Indeed, the ascendancy of hands-on, nonpartisan mayors marks a pronounced shift in urban politics.

3.   The most pronounced substantive shift in the final hours of the race has come from Dole.

4.   The pronounced shift in policy toward the homeless came in with Mayor Willie L. Brown Jr., who promised voters a more compassionate city before taking office in January.