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Discover LudwigThe phrase "downward about" is not a commonly used phrase in written English.
It does not have a clear meaning and may sound awkward or confusing to readers. It is better to use more specific language and avoid using this phrase in writing. Example: - He looked downward about the recent changes in the company. (awkward and unclear) - He gazed downward, deep in thought about the recent changes in the company. (clearer and more specific).
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Armstrong fixed his gaze on rocks sticking up through the blowing dust; using them as reference points, he guided Eagle slowly downward, about as fast as an elevator.
Then, the experimenter quickly moved the food position downward about five centimeters and then moved it back in place or sometimes from side to side while the experimenter was gazing at the monkey's eyes.
When we're not feeling confident, we tend to think downward about everything – and look downward, too.
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It had previously estimated that earnings for 2000, 2001 and 2002 would have to be restated downward by about $500 million.
Executives said the company would have to revise its earnings downward by about $100 million a year from 2000 to 2003.
The company has since restated its profits downward by about $600 million, and it is likely that more profits will be forgotten before the scandal is over.
But on Tuesday, the development corporation provided his staff with a detailed accounting of about $554 million in infrastructure costs, of which $200 million will be paid for by the city and state, and a full analysis of the project's expected tax revenues, which the development corporation recently revised downward by about one-third.
Citing "a number of errors" in financial statements, USA Detergent restated 1996 earnings downward by about 20%, took a huge first-quarter loss this year and, at this writing, has not released results for the quarter ending June 30.
These neurons have been observed equally dispersed over the total β-END population and their number may vary upward or downward by about 50% after manipulation of estrogen levels [ 207, 209].
It is also about migrations within the language's own borders, about upward and downward mobility, about words losing their roots, turning up in new surroundings, or lying in wait, like "duvet" which was mentioned by Samuel Johnson, for their moment.All this is another way of writing history.
What about downward mobility?
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