Sentence examples for hard to lower from inspiring English sources

Retailers fought hard to lower the fees.

Like Michael Corleone, she exhibited no interest in the family business, even worked hard to lower expectations.

As a result, it is hard to lower real wages so as to restore competitiveness and boost trade.

(Although it's increasingly hard to lower our expectations enough to keep pace with the ever-sinking reality within the House of Commons and local government).

Hedging his bets, Mr. Christie worked hard to lower expectations, arguing that most governors have seen their parties lose seats in their first midterm elections.

Second, employers are reluctant to retain or hire older people, mainly because they find it hard to lower their wages if their productivity slips.

In "Public Transit and Security," you quote the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's campaign for vigilance, "If you see something, say something," adding that "now the authority needs to work harder to lower commuters' anxiety".

Mr. Pack said Ms. Foulkes should be working harder to lower crime to make the area attractive to businesses, while Syron Smith, a block club activist, said she should be organizing residents.

The SEC should also push harder to lower fund fees, improve disclosure and insist on overseeing hedge funds, the customers at the root of the mutual fund trading scandal, Bogle said.

It would be incorrect and oversimplified to say coffee raises cortisol, but if you have it in your body, it's harder to lower your own cortisol levels.

When scheduling teams, schedule very hard teams to lower the team's prestige.