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He lowered his sights and pinged the floor just in front of her.

The problem now was to get them to lower their sights and accept the 'dead end' jobs for less pay.

Out of necessity, the company has had to lower its sights significantly.

So next year, it would seem, we will have to lower our sights even further.

So we have to lower our sights to meet the market.

He held fire, lowered his sights to the landing below, the last one of all, taking a chance on getting him there.

The agency is not lowering its sights with any great enthusiasm.

In addition, many companies planning to offer shares have had to lower their sights.

There was no talk of easing standards or lowering our sights.

To run a special event is like lowering their sights.