So it may be that the only solution is a gradual lowering of living standards.

As part of that deal, the Administration and Congress had agreed that the United States would press for a gradual lowering of America's assessment rate from 25 to 20 percent over the next three years.

The switch was also abrupt, without the gradual lowering in dose of Risperdal that its maker recommends.

Many experts say they believe that any deal would have to involve a timetable for the gradual lowering of tariffs and opening of markets over a period of years.

During the gradual lowering of the talisman, another of the Kingsburke folk was seized by the tentacled member of the Wild army.

Still, the gradual, pragmatic lowering of trade fences at the Rio Grande is recognized as an achievement of potentially great importance.

Whereas a sudden lowering of a carbon emission cap may prove detrimental to economies, a gradual lowering of the cap may risk future environmental damage via global warming.

The most common symptom of LED (and diode laser) failure is the gradual lowering of light output and loss of efficiency.

Fall is a transitional season with a gradual lowering of temperature and little rain; spring occurs when the winter rains cause the vegetation to revive.

Despite the United States' gradual lowering of its political commitment to Taiwan, academic and technological exchange flourished.