In April, the talk shifted to the possibility of default.

Then the talk shifted, not to remorse but to tactics.

By then, the talk had shifted to radiation.

There was a pause, and then the talk shifted away, as if no one quite had the courage to follow Em.

The talk shifted to soccer and the fact that the boy would not be playing for a while.

Then the talk shifted to the point of whether or not scavengers lived in the sand dunes.

Delacourt chose to ignore him, and soon, he became vaguely aware that the talk had shifted to a lively political debate.

The talk shifted to lines of march, supply centers, and all the other minutiae that went into a major campaign.

The talk shifted to the mission of the four Clutch members.

But these talks can often lay a foundation for more pointed conversations and could also shift the Mets' focus elsewhere.