The downgrades left Portugal one notch above junk rating and Greece's creditworthiness below that of Egypt.
In June, ratings agency Moody's downgraded Emporiki to just one notch above default status.
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Hungary is one notch above so-called "junk" status, meaning its cost of borrowing could soar without help.
The super rich look on all this turmoil, scratch their heads and tighten their belts by one notch.
"Australia is a proud sporting nation, and this is one notch in the belt we never got, " Scott said.
Spain's ratings are just one notch above speculative grade, or "junk" levels at two of the three major ratings firms.
Now Ford is within one notch of investment grade at all three agencies, and two have assigned the company a positive outlook.
Debt analysts recently cut El Paso's rating to one notch above junk.
So much so, in fact, that Fitch, a rating agency, has raised by one notch (to BBB minus) its view of Russia's creditworthiness.
Fitch, a ratings agency, recently downgraded the debts of Panasonic and Sony to one notch above junk status and placed Sharp's on negative outlook.
The rating agency downgraded French debt one notch to AA1, saying its resilience to future euro area shocks is becoming more difficult to predict.
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Spanish bank Santander had its UK business downgraded by one notch, to A1 from Aa3, while Nationwide Building Society suffered a two-notch cut, to A2 from Aa3.
The ratings firm lowered Italy's credit rating by one notch to triple-B-plus, three steps above "junk" territory, citing concerns about political uncertainty at a time of economic weakness.
The agency said there is a 50% chance that they each may be bumped out of their triple-A status by at least one notch in the next 90 days.
Ratings agency Fitch cut Greece's long-term credit rating from B- to CCC Thursday, only one notch above default level, reflecting worries over its ability to remain in the euro currency zone.
While Moody's hasn't said whether and to what degree it will cut various banks' ratings, officials at multiple top European banks said they expect their grades to be knocked down at least one notch.
The debt rating service Fitch this morning cut its stance on Nokia to one notch above junk grade, cautioning that the outlook for the troubled phone giant remains negative as it continues to lose market share.
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The latest victim happens to be Google's recently announced Nexus 7, which has achieved a "repairability score" of 7 out of 10 (the Kindle Fire squeaked one notch past with an 8), with many accessible components including a replaceable battery and standard Phillips screws.
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The downgrades include a two-notch cut for government-controlled RBS, to A2 from Aa3, and a cut of one-notch, to A1 from Aa3, for Lloyds TSB, a division of part-nationalised Lloyds Banking Group.
The new look retains Apple's simple rectangular style, but still makes room for a low-key notch on one side.
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To that end, the company added a notch on one side, that makes it easier to lift the stand away from the rest of the chassis.
If it is top-notch, no one would be surprised to hear that the beef comes from the Argentine Pampas, a grassy flatland that provides optimal conditions for raising cattle.
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And his sci-fi credentials are top-notch, having created one of the best sci-fi television series of all time, Firefly.
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Falbrav's electrifying turn of speed helped him notch up five Group One wins although his fifth - and arguably most impressive - win in the Hong Kong Cup came too late for him to receive due recognition at the annual awards hand-outs.
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Spain's IBEX 35 index rose 1.4% to 6615.30, making it one of the few national indexes to notch a gain along with Greece's ASE, which surged 2.1% to 499.56.
We are entering the age of the global Olympian, in which a top-notch competitor can be bounced easily from one country to another like a shuttlecock.
Currently, only about one-third of four-year olds are enrolled in top-notch pre-K programs, according to the Obama administration.
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