1.   Slowly bend from the waist, lowering the bar towards the floor and keeping the legs straight.

2.   Along the way, he also lowered the bar on the official definition of martyrdom.

3.   As the House prepares to consider formally kicking off its inquiry, Democrats have accused Republicans of lowering the bar on what constitutes an impeachable offense.

4.   Being a first-year coach on a team with little talent, no playoff expectations, and no salary cap money lowers the bar.

5.   But the filmmakers have lowered the bar in storytelling terms.

6.   Finchem is right for refusing to lower the bar for professional golfers.

7.   Faced with the daunting task of delivering the consistent double-digit growth of his predecessor, Palmisano may simply have chosen to lower the bar.

8.   He added that lowering the bar for the admissibility of evidence is another concern.

9.   He find a way, as always, to lower the bar.

10.   If German companies successfully extract concessions in their home country, it will almost certainly lower the bar for wages and benefits elsewhere.