Words in the News pur sheer On the eve of the EU summit in December 2015, European leaders said that Mr Cameron's demand that EU migrants should wait four years before claiming social benefits was sheer discrimination. shift réorientation, changement OPEC's* decision in late 2014 to hold production unchanged was seen by market analysts as a major tactical shift. * Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries consolider, renforcer shore up Malaysia's prime minister Najib Razak is said to be stoking tensions between the ethnic-Malay majority and Chinese and Indian minorities to shore up his position as leader of the governing party*. * United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) shortfall manque à gagner, déficit Economists forecast that, in England, the NHS* faces a £22 billion shortfall by 2020 despite £8 billion extra funding being provided by the government. * National Health Service showdown épreuve de force, démonstration de force After the NDA* bombed a Chevron oil facility in June 2016 and the ceasefire collapsed, analysts reckoned that a showdown was looming in the Niger Delta region between the Nigerian army and the rebels. * Niger Delta Avengers 124