There's always a feeling that standards are on the slide, which is why I've found it's always a good idea to
set the bar low from the outset.
When you
set the bar low, it's easier to stick to your goals.
Analysts say the Fed may have
set the bar low for a December move, so if that move does materialize, then it wouldn't come as a surprise to the market.
At ITV2 they
set the bar low and patronisingly aim for "young people".
I think I've
set the bar low that way and when I started doing talk shows I purposely decided I wasn't going to do any huge jokes because then I wouldn't have anything to top next time.
We purposely
set the bar low enough so that everyone has a chance to succeed.
Russian Olympic Committee chief Alexander Zhukov once predicted that Russia could "take first place" in Sochi but now has also
set the bar low.
The 'Lose Yourself' hitmaker also took a jab at the 29-year-old reality star's husband Lamar Odom in the lines which say "Lamar O, sorry, we done both
set the bar low.
These shiny shoed, quick smiling insurance quote machines have successfully
set the bar low for our profession.
That's not to say the winger has
set the bar low and hopes that mid-table is good enough.
While he may have
set the bar low for his expectations on the series, he is still here, still skating – and don't be surprised if the comedian confounds the bookies' expectations.
Japanese interlocutors during my mid-September trip to Tokyo unanimously praised Noda as an improvement over his predecessors -- though Kan and (Yukio) Hatoyama admittedly
set the bar low.
Steve Jordan, president of Metropolitan State College of Denver, told lawmakers the measure could force colleges to
set the bar low so they could meet their goals and avoid having to roll back increases.
Faced with the prospect of schools being sanctioned for failing to get students up to standards, many states played it safe and
set the bar low for their students.
Any parent or teacher will tell you that when you
set the bar low, kids live down to it.
