21.   Colleges across America lowered entrance standards and launched remedial courses for incoming freshmen.

22.   Consumer advocates and others say this is not only giving away money but that the favors will lower the standards for consumers.

23.   Even his critics say that drug companies have sometimes lowered their standards when testing medicines in third world countries.

24.   Editorial pages of newspapers trashed the government for selling out American workers and lowering quality standards that the rest of the world has come to expect from America.

25.   Either way, moral standards have been lowered.

26.   For many of our readers have demanded that we lower our standards and report some of the sensational stories appearing in the tabloids.

27.   He fears the new policy will lower academic standards.

28.   He never lowered his standard, never did knock a player.

29.   However, the new policy has come under fire from critics who say it will lower academic standards.

30.   How far can the standard be lowered without completely compromising the credibility of the office for all time?