And that terrain inevitably shifts from decade to decade.

Tyrann was almost out of sight behind when the terrain shifted to favor him again.

The second is terrain motion: if the terrain has shifted between observations, it will return a different phase.

The terrain shifted from flat field to rolling hills and gullies dotted with trees.

By contrast, in the 1970's and 1980's, the whole terrain of the economy has been shifting.

The terrain has shifted in several other ways, too.

For the old Bolsheviks, imperceptibly, the political terrain was shifting.

It is considered impassable; storms are almost continuous, and the terrain constantly shifts as the ice moves.

Immediately the terrain shifted into a mixture of blacks and iridescent greens.

Now the terrain has shifted for Woods, who because of his stature and background, is repeatedly asked to address issues that other players are not.