set the bar low

The new study sets the bar lower than previously thought.

Asking when, how and by whom is, therefore, setting the bar lower than needed.

China and the United States have both set the bar low.

Critics say the lack of national standards makes the law meaningless if states set the bar low.

But the best thing you have to know is that he's never going to set the bar low for you.

Maybe it was good to set the bar low, because it didn't take long to get results.

If you set the bar low, you can achieve that.

“It’s not about having a beautiful voice,” he says, setting the bar low.

In a certain sense, White House aides are setting the bar low.

Having set the bar low last year, the Chargers can hardly fail to improve this time around.

A lack of money can cause partners to set the bar lower in their expectations of what is possible.

They know customers have nowhere else to go as long as everyone sets the bar low.

That amount set the bar lower than the six-figure advances now paid to some young writers.

Meanwhile, on the expectations front, both campaigns continued Sunday to set the bar low, a game the teams have been playing for well over a week.

That sets the bar low for Martelly, who promises a new start when he is inaugurated next month.

But if Burning Man hadn’t set the bar low enough to trip over in the first place, I never would have made it out there.

"Certainly those states that have set the bar lower will have an easier time meeting the mark and avoiding federal sanctions for their schools.

Though known for setting the bar low, one forecast that raised eyebrows was an expected 2011 US market share of 11 to 12.5 per cent.

Talk about setting the bar low.

Probably set the bar low to blow us all to smithereens like Sues trophy next week with the finale.

Labour’s prospectus for a fourth term sets the bar low for the Conservatives, but still they should be aiming high.

“We set the bar low enough that we’re over the bar by 3 on Sunday afternoon,” Blake said.

This is a game that Wall Street likes to play, of course: Analysts set the bar low with their earnings estimates and companies top them.

One thing's for sure, set the bar lower for leaders, and you'll set it lower for everyone else as well.

“It’s easier for fathers to meet their own standards because society still sets the bar lower for fathers.