But his good hand held a cup of hot cocoa, giving him no way to shift the burden.

The Council could also shift the burden of the tax increase from small homeowners.

"We are shifting the burden over to them and see what they may think is an appropriate response," the official said.

"This is trying to shift the burden back to the lawyers."

Just as important, it could significantly shift the burden of responsibility.

Perhaps there is a limit to how much the drug companies can shift the burden.

The answer, then as now, is to shift the burden of proof to the other guy.

"It's time to shift the burden to the people who should pay."

They thus shift the burden of these costs to the taxpayer.

The changes may merely shift the burden of public funds to day care.