Sentences with phrase «lowering the bar on»

In the current economy, for example, you may need to lower the bar on quotas.

So I developed this recipe as a way to satisfy my cravings without lowering the bar on flavor or texture.

It wasn't until I lowered the bar on the variety of our weeknight meals that I realized «healthy dinner» could be a combination of repeatable meals, store - bought shortcuts (like a rotisserie chicken) and weekend leftovers.

Two of Bharara's highest - profile targets — Mayor Bill de Blasio and ex-Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver — both have the high court to thank for lowering the bar on what constitutes «public corruption.»

They are controlled refeedings where you lower the bar some on the quality of food, but you still control the quantity.

You teach people how to treat you and by going along with these bad habits I believe men AND women are giving each other permission to lower the bar on minimum acceptable social graces.

Both follow - ups to the premiere Platinum Edition, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (released October 2001) have lowered the bar on in - depth and insightful making - of supplements and raised the bar on inconsequential fare that is somehow supposed to appeal to today's youth.

Additionally, the federal law should have had safeguards in place so that states that were at the beginning stages of implementing accountability systems would not have an incentive to set a low bar on performance to create an illusion of progress.

While Common Core is reducing rigor, the College Board has also lowered the bar on the SAT with David Coleman at the helm.

As NuvoMedia's Eberhard explains: «Electronic books lower the bar on publishing books.

The world of «citizen journalism» has lowered the bar on quality writing.

They traffic in low forms of photography; in a sense they deliberately lower the bar on ideas about quality and content.»

Blawg Review # 159 includes interesting picks such as the greatest pro defense decisions from the Drug and Device Law Blog and this update from Lowering the Bar on a brewing copyright battle between the state of Oregon and some of the legal Web sites that publish its statutes online for free.

We have lowered the bar on the high quality education provided by the classroom teachers and the many teaching experts available in Ontario and I believe have weakened the profession both as viewed from within and also in the public eye.

Not exact matches

In bringing together two collections of strangers for a low - pressure evening, start - up Grouper aims to disrupt the bar scene and one - on - one dating.

There's a 25 - horsepower engine, commercial grade «deck» you can stand on if needed, and a roll - bar you can lower to fit under tree branches if needed.

You might also try mounting your pull - up bar lower or standing on a box.

If my energy is feeling particularly low I'll snack on some Fibre One brownies, low - cal popcorn, fruit or protein bars between clients.

«While the fourth quarter cleared a low bar, we remain cautious on Snap's forward prospects.

If nothing else, he was easily the funniest candidate on the stage — though, admittedly, the bar's set pretty low on that front.

While most analysts appeared positive on the report, some noted that the bar is still very low for the social media company.

«The bar has been set too low on certification.»

Much of the resistance to putting hard numbers on diversity comes from the belief that «goals equal quotas, and quotas will lower the talent bar,» says Emerson.

This can result in consumers using more basic, lower - priced bar soap options in order to splurge on in - shower moisturizers,» said Margie Nanninga, Beauty Analyst at Mintel.

The bar is super low for this because it's usually based on the pro forma (verbally unverified) information that you provided to the lender when obtaining your quote.

Bar 13 - Double bottom higher low, close on high, still always in long from 8, ok swing buy or long, but tight trading range so limit order market, sellers scaling in above, buyers below, both scalping and low probability for stop entries

Safety razor maintenance and cleaning is easier on the two - piece compared to a butterfly open safety razor, but more difficult than a three - piece safety razor due to the fact that the safety bar and lower headpiece is permanently attached to the handle.

Inside bars are common on the daily chart in a very strong / runaway trend because the market will make a brief pause after its most recent move before shooting higher (uptrend) or lower again (downtrend).

Among the likely changes to Dodd - Frank: raising the threshold for tougher oversight from the current $ 50 billion in assets to $ 250 billion; exempting small banks from the so - called Volcker rule, which currently bars them from speculative trading; reducing the amount of financial reporting, particularly racial and income data on mortgage holders; lowering the frequency of regulatory exams; and easing the conditions of stress tests.

In the short - term, we could look to buy on another retrace lower, to near the low of the aforementioned pin bar (2610 area), or we could wait for another price action confirmation buy signal whilst the market remains above the major support at 2530.

On a bearish pin bar formation, we will typically sell on a break of the low of the pin bar and place a stop loss 1 pip above the tail of the pin baOn a bearish pin bar formation, we will typically sell on a break of the low of the pin bar and place a stop loss 1 pip above the tail of the pin baon a break of the low of the pin bar and place a stop loss 1 pip above the tail of the pin bar.

On a bullish pin bar formation, we will typically buy on a break of the high of the pin bar and set our stop loss 1 pip below the low of the tail of the pin baOn a bullish pin bar formation, we will typically buy on a break of the high of the pin bar and set our stop loss 1 pip below the low of the tail of the pin baon a break of the high of the pin bar and set our stop loss 1 pip below the low of the tail of the pin bar.

The actual pin bar itself is a bar with a long upper or lower «tail», «wick» or «shadow» and a much smaller «body» or «real body», you can find pin bars on any stripped - down, «naked» bar chart or candlestick chart.

This provides a tight stop loss with our stop loss just above or below the pin bar high or low and a large potential risk reward on the trade as a result.

Unfortunately, being better than Donald Trump on climate change is a very low bar.

From the perspective of someone interested in making investments with 20 + year holding periods in mind, you need to be careful of owning banks because of the debt to equity levels involved in the investment, you need to be wary of technology companies because they must constantly be innovating to remain profitable and relevant (unlike, say, Hershey, which could stick with its business model of selling chocolate bars for the next century), and retail stocks which are always subject to the risk of a new low - cost carrier arriving on the block.

Although it is unlikely (barring a massive slump in confidence) that we will return to cycle lows seen post-Tohoku, buying on dips toward 14,000 might prove a favourable strategy should wages indeed show signals of rising.

Those failures are no reason to lower the bar of expectation, to foreshorten our aspirations to the goodness needed for eternal life; they are a reason to get up, seek reconciliation, and continue on the journey into the life of blessedness the Holy Spirit, «the Counselor» who brings consolation, makes possible.

In her latest book, The Death and Life of the Great American School System, she charges that the state reading and math tests mandated by the No Child Left Behind Act lower the bar, produce inconsistent results, lack content, promote cheating, and encourage teachers to waste time on test - taking strategies.

You know, where the rubber meets the road on the low bar of the Z.

A former IMB trustee, who helped put in a place a ban on speaking in tongues more than a decade ago, questioned the new policy, saying it «implies a «ya'll come,» lowering - of - the - bar openness.»

Your depiction of Jesus in the 1999 miniseries Jesus may have been critically praised, but your low ranking is warranted solely on the merits of these promotional images which make Jesus look like he just left a blow dry bar.

Melt the chocolate chips in a saucepan over medium - low heat and drizzle it on top of the coconut and then let the bars chill for 30 minutes in the fridge, then remove and cut into bars.

-LSB-...] that's low cost about this recipe is that I used only ingredients I had on hand, but I made low carb chocolate pecan pie bars tonight.

They also deliver on the label claim to have lower sugars than most other bars.

Still on low speed, mix in the chocolate chunks and the chopped candy bars (if necessary, finish mixing with a rubber spatula).

If you're running low, here's a great deal on Amazon for LOTS of Quaker Granola Bars!

I'm always on the lookout for lower fat energy bar type things, with heaps of fruit and nuts.

Kristine's first published e-book, «25 Quick, Easy, Low Sugar & Family Friendly Protein Bars, Cookies & Muffins» is available for purchase on Amazon.

I also used apricot preserves for some of the bars since I was low on raspberry, and love them both ways.