The phrase "make downward" is not grammatically correct and is not typically used in written English.
If you wanted to use a phrase with the same meaning, you could say "move downward" instead. Example: I need to move downward in the rankings if I want to win the competition.
We tend to make downward comparisons with those in our immediate sphere, preferring to measure ourselves against those who seem to have achieved less than we have because such comparisons enhance self-esteem.
The study argues that a change in the way water flows were measured, dating from the 1930s, mistakenly led the corps to make downward adjustments in data from the 1800s and early 1900s.
"In order to implement a flexible monetary policy, to ensure the fluidity of the banking system, to ensure stable growth of credit and to demonstrate the positive role that monetary policy plays in the support of economic growth, the People's Bank of China has decided to make downward adjustments" in interest rates and reserve requirements, the central bank said.
The calls admitted to a cellular network both in a double coverage and in a cellular-only area can make downward vertical handoffs to a WLAN.
The third was asked to make downward social comparisons, that is, to think about how they might be better off in some way or luckier than each person they saw.
This is consistent with the literature in that when faced with a threat to self-esteem, individuals can often make downward self-enhancing comparisons that increase subjective well-being by comparing themselves with less fortunate others [ 22].
Bernstein, without missing a beat or turning around, slowly extended his arms, making downward gestures with his hands.
Alluding to the diversity and complexity of a global church, Francis effectively pushes decision making downward to bishops and priests, stating that a different country or region "can seek solutions better suited to its culture and sensitive to its traditions and local needs".
This depth correlation makes downward shifts by 1.1 5.0 cm for the GSDS2 depth profile, confirming no significant difference in the upper and middle parts between the two profiles but more or less difference between the lower parts probably arisen from the sampling in the field.
Or, in science-speak, they tried to manage their mood "through selective exposure" by making "downward comparisons" to their SocialLink friends.
They made downward comparisons with for example siblings with more severe hypersensitivity problems, or with themselves in younger years when they had more hypersensitivity problems than now.
