There is the progressive dumbing-down of a bad new television show.

There’s a massive dumbing-down in England, which only makes people like me seem more serious.

The dumbing-down of discourse has been particularly striking since the 1970s.

They fear a general "dumbing-down" of secondary education as a result.

No one can know how long this dumbing-down of American religion will persist.

This year's science papers were made harder, following complaints about dumbing-down.

It looks ominously like dumbing-down, under the cover of cuts.

Its neglect is part of the dumbing-down of our political culture.

However, we seem to be tolerating this dumbing-down, not reacting.

It would be easy to argue that the last five decades represent a wholesale dumbing-down of America's musical public.

"So the dumbing-down of the questions nowadays is the honorable way to respond to the situation that led to cheating."

How to explain the dumbing-down of the Food Network?

In part, the dumbing-down of Philby makes dramatic sense.

I suppose that many of us may have contemplated this dumbing-down of our culture.

That's a dumbing-down of America and political discourse.

These critics also blamed labour's involvement in dumbing-down the campaign, which was seen as the trade unions doing anything to achieve power.

Parents in affluent suburban communities have complained that the focus on the tests has led to dumbing-down of lessons.

If that isn't a downright scary dumbing-down of our intelligence product, I don't know what is."

The loss of "Betty" will simply add to the dumbing-down of network television to which we've become accustomed.

A piece argues that sentences in books are getting shorter, indicating a "dumbing-down" of readers.

The BIG question is: has deregulation led to a dumbing-down of quality?

It led to a dumbing-down of standards.

One issue on which they agree is democracy’s baleful effect on art – what Carey calls the “great dumbing-down of culture”.

On one show, the primary subjects were the dumbing-down of children's television and the dangers of bird flu.

He was good at flag-waving and populist dumbing-down; he seemed to enjoy the process.

Why do they keep trying to dumb down the operating system?

The whole thing could be just yet more dumbing down.

For the most part, though, any pressure to dumb down has been resisted.

But it has chosen to dumb down on the Web.

See what happens when you dumb down once rational people.

So I really don't see the need to dumb down these games for kids.

He added, "One does not have to dumb down recruits to make better police."

"So you dumb down your offense to get everybody on the same page," he said.

If standards are falling, just dumb down the tests a bit more.

We had to dumb down the tests so that teachers could pass."

Considering the dumbing down of school over at least the last 20 years, what do you expect?

- 7 days ago The continued dumbing down of America.

With this success, however, have come accusations of dumbing down.

But don't dumb down the racing to the point where no one wants to watch it.

It would eliminate "dumbing down" as thought of by most people.

"It does us no good to continue a conspiracy of low expectations, to dumb down another generation."

But because of her superior acting ability she should be able to dumb down enough to pull off the role.

Well, you don't seem to be giving in to dumbing down.

It would be a blunder to dumb down the exams.

One reason for voter indifference is the dumbing down of America.

The dumbing down of the education kids are getting disturbs her.

And so, the restaurateurs say, they dumb down their dishes.

Dumbing down the twelve is not the way to go."

"There was a lot of discussion about whether we'd have to dumb down our approach to appeal to the masses," he said.

His way of thinking is the dumbing down of the South.