Sentence examples for systematically lowering from inspiring English sources

According to the New Yorker's film critic, David Denby, it is a kind of failed humour, muttered to a knowing audience, whose spread is systematically lowering the cultural tone.

Berkshire-based Foundem formally accused Google in November 2009, claiming the Silicon Valley company abused its monopoly position by deliberately and systematically lowering rivals' sites in its search engine results.

"The study suggests that the progress has slowed in systematically lowering cholesterol levels," said Dr. Steven Nissen, the chairman of cardiovascular medicine at the Cleveland Clinic, who was not involved in the study.

Systematically lowering the amount of Pam3CSK4, which is used to activate the cell membrane-associated TLR2, strongly modified the monocyte reprogramming characteristics.

I am, of course, one of those attention-addled jarheads reared on Jaws and Star Wars who Denby and Thomson fear most, my expectations systematically lowered by a succession of THX-stereo laser blasts to the side of the head.

It may be sad to consider this an accomplishment, but after years (years!) of having our standards systematically lowered by a ceaseless tsunami of Young Adult adaptations, The Maze Runner's spry pace is noticeable and appreciated.

Through the responsible use of resources and industry collaboration, the daunting barriers to deep space exploration are being systematically lowered from the standpoint of safety, efficiency, reliability.

Rather, the cut scores -- the number of correct answers needed to pass the tests -- seem to have been deliberately and systematically lowered, apparently on orders from Commissioner Steiner's predecessor, Richard Mills, over a four year period.

First, the groups with decreasing levels of adaptation presented systematically lowered levels of perceived social support.

Tetrode tips under-represent recording locations, which were acquired as electrodes were systematically lowered within the VTA along their tracks.

However, a systematic bias was found; patients scored systematically lower on the Expectation WOMAC compared to the Dutch Expectations Surveys.