The diagnostic bar was set so low that even a preschooler could trip over it.
Regarding evidence, Suskind wrote in 2007, "the bar was set so low that the word itself almost didn't apply.
This dramatic drop in fees raised questions as to why the annual amount collected was set so steeply.
In 2002, the bar for TV show graduates was set so low that you couldn't even limbo dance under it.
Before, the bar was set so low that teachers could get a passing rating even if their students utterly bungled their standardized tests.
The Lichtenstein sold for $14.08 million, matching the low estimate — which was set so high that the qualifier "low" sounds like mockery.
Though Rhode Island's agreement limits federal contributions, the cap was set so high, Mr. Costantino said, that the state is unlikely to hit it.
If I'd known the bar was set so low, I'd have had a go myself," he seemed to sum up a popular sentiment.
Perhaps Nani was frustrating at Old Trafford because his potential was so rich and, consequently, the bar was set so high.
The stage was set so close to the audience that Mr. Jackman could and did address actors directly, and sometimes a little too directly.
The bar was set so high it took me a long time to find somebody I had that level of respect for".
