Adjust subtitles

I was given stl files for subtitles on several tracks.
The reference movies that were used to generate the time code must have been running slow or something, because the subs drift out of synch over time. Most of the videos are in the 12-16 minute range, so the adjustment is fairly painless. But i've got a 55 minute vid and a 76 minute vid that drift out of synch around eight minutes in, and the drift gets progressively worse until by the end, the subs are almost 30 seconds late.
Is there an easier way to adjust these other than dragging each individual sub ahead, and then doing the same with the next? Obviously I can select all the subs in a range, but it doesn't appear that I can move them all together.

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