1.   Afraid it would turn out this way, the president had tried to lower expectations before taking the mound.

2.   Following these, the British national anthem will be played as the British and Hong Kong flags are lowered immediately before midnight.

3.   If economic growth has slowed, the Federal Reserve might consider lowering interest rates before the end of the year.

4.   The prices per share cited in the filing are estimates and could be raised or lowered before the sale.

5.   The South Korean flag is also to be lowered before reaching Yanghwa pilot station.

6.   The work currently underway in the atolls consists of plugging with cement the deep bore-holes down which the atomic charges were lowered before detonation.