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Meanings of lowering in English

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The act of causing something to move to a lower level.

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Examples for "letting down"
Examples for "letting down"
1
In war-time there is constant danger of letting down the health standard.
Food Guide for War Service at Home / Prepared under the directio...
2
It is a blood-stained regime that is letting down its own people.
Reuters
3
The cold wall of her reserve seemed to be gradually letting down.
Stubble
4
Charles went from window to window, letting down the heavy canvas awnings.
L'Assommoir
5
Putting up your hair and letting down your skirts has done wonders.
The Girl at Cobhurst
Usage of lowering in English
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Officials discussed lowering that threshold at Thursday's meeting, a second source said.
Reuters
2
This plan all about keeping him in power, not lowering power bills.
News.com.au
3
The sources said the planned measures would include sharply lowering this target.
Reuters
4
Just lowering the interest rate is not going to really change liquidity.
Reuters
5
The Commission has therefore not proposed lowering import duties of the product.
Reuters
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Future studies of individualized BP-lowering strategy are needed to validate our findings.
Pubmed
7
Perhaps they would agree to a longer repayment period, lowering your payments.
Ebony
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This lowering of sea levels may have been important in facilitating rafting.
The South African
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Coca-Cola announced today it was lowering key long-term earnings and sales targets.
The Irish Times
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Objective: Statins have pleiotropic effects that are independent of their lipid-lowering ability.
Pubmed
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Efforts to change motivation in the direction of lowering fertility may help.
Pubmed
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Both already have in place emissions trading systems aimed at lowering emissions.
Reuters
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And yet I couldn't forget about him, Weisz said, lowering his voice.
Great house: a novel
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This effect is suggested to be mainly due to the lipid-lowering effect.
Pubmed
15
Zimbabwe does not permit dual citizenship, probably lowering naturalisation rates among Zimbabweans.
The South African
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He relaxed, lowering his weapons; it was that strange foreign female mage.
Dancer’s Lament
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