The phrase "appears to lower" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing a situation or observation where something seems to decrease or diminish in level, intensity, or value.
Example: "The recent data analysis appears to lower the expected outcomes for the project."
Alternatives: "seems to decrease" or "looks to diminish".
Increasing physical activity can, of course, help with weight control, but it also appears to lower blood pressure independently.
Extended breast-feeding appears to lower the risk of Type 2 diabetes for the mother, The Journal of the American Medical Association reported last week.
In white women, for example, coffee appears to lower estrogen, while in Asian women it has the reverse effect, raising levels of the hormone.
Soy has estrogenic properties, and like hormone replacement, appears to lower cholesterol and reduce bone loss in postmenopausal women, though studies have not shown that it reduces hot flashes.
Thus, enantiostyly appears to lower the frequency of mating between closely related plants.
So one big surprise in his work for me was the finding that IT capital actually appears to lower barriers to entry rather than raising them.
The major concern, he said, was that Picovir appeared to lower the effectiveness of oral contraceptives.
THE BOTTOM LINE Generally speaking, zinc does not appear to lower the risk of childhood ear infections.
Women who take vitamin D and calcium supplements, even for a short time, appear to lower their risk of stress fractures, researchers have found.
But Mr. Bush appeared to lower the Russian leader's expectations, explaining that the preferred mode of transport around the ranch was a jeep.
The now tremulous "canvas" appeared to lower itself into the 38-by-38-foot 38-by-38-foot 38-by-38-foot 38-by-38-foothat aroomrranged around an open central square.
