As a result, a rating that is reasonable in one climate becomes unreasonable in another.
They gave the legislature a rating of 3.1, again slightly better than Europeans and Americans.
Government regulation created a situation where the rated can shop for a rating from the rater.
They may partner with other universities or apply for a rating center credential on their own.
Large universities deemed to have sufficient resources may apply to become a rating center.
This was up from 30% the week before, and is a rating not matched since 1988.
To discourage bad behavior, BlablaCar.com operates a rating system similar to that of eBay .
On international terrorism, the Brits give the administration a rating of 2.4, and the Americans 2.5.
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The site has a rating system, where users give their mentors up to five stars for performance.
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The wealthy county of Oakland would lose its triple-A rating simply because its neighbours are in trouble.
For this reason, he told BBC One's Andrew Marr Show, the UK's triple-A rating was "hugely important".
Moody's had already cut Spain's sovereign debt rating from the top, triple-A rating to Aa1 in September.
According to Marketing Evaluations, their "Q-Score"--a rating of public appeal--fell from 28 to 23 at last check.
This charge, which is rolled out whenever a rating has proved over-generous, is hard to stand up.
Forbes Global Publisher Domingo Cavallo, former economy minister of Argentina, recommends that the IMF become a rating agency.
The game drew a rating (the percentage of televisions tuned in to the game) of 47.0 on NBC.
The plan fails to respond to the true scale of the banks' problems, warns Moody's, a rating agency.
Participants can also falsely boost a rating by using multiple IDs or conspiring with others to post bogus comments.
Make sure it is licensed by your state, and check its financial soundness with a rating firm like A.M.
Another agency, Fitch, confirmed France's triple-A rating on Friday evening, but revised its long-term outlook to "negative" from "stable".
The Fitch credit agency has taken away its triple-A rating, a veritable death knell for a bond insurer.
On May 3rd Sonera was downgraded two notches by Moody's, a rating agency.
Fitch Ratings, which affirmed MBIA's triple-A rating on Wednesday, is still reviewing Ambac.
Should the fact that a rating is unsolicited be disclosed to the market?
The international small-cap fund sports a Forbes A rating in down markets and a C rating in up markets.
Most have also come up with a rating system to give buyers some indication of what they are getting.
The mobile preview takes a more personalized approach to navigation, with a rating system and offers from merchants like Starbucks.
And many investors say they are braced for France to lose its triple-A rating in the early days of 2012.
Anything deemed "not news" would be forced to submit to a rating system or risk being blocked by software browsers.
It is one thing to disagree with a rating decision, based on a sound analysis that reaches a different conclusion.
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