Sentence examples for efforts to set the bar from inspiring English sources

While most states have teacher tests, most require only the equivalent of a high school education to pass, in part because unions have blocked efforts to set the bar higher.

"I always try to set the bar higher".

But for now, all efforts are focused on making the first publicly funded stretch as good as possible to set the bar high.

"You want to set the bar high".

We need to set the bar higher.

Are you willing to set the bar higher?

La Russa said the union was pushing Pujols and his representatives to "set the bar, set the bar".

The question is where to set the bar.

"We want to set the bar high," he says.

We wanted to set the tone, to set the bar high.

I like to set the bar high.