Because investors had several years' experience that had taught them corporate bonds were a sound investment even if they weren't top-rated credits.

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California argued that the voluntary system isn't good enough, because some minors manage to purchase mature-rated games anyway, and some publishers don't submit games to the ratings board.

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In the study, the relative handful of smoking scenes in G- or PG-rated movies didn't appear to influence a child's likelihood of trying cigarettes.

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But Tilton says her CDOs (which are actually CLOs, or collateralized loan obligations) are structured so they don't have to sell defaulted or low-rated assets for up to 15 years, while they recover.

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Because if you were, you know, an AAA-rated corporation, you didn't have any problem borrowing money.

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His appearance in the 2007 final against the Spurs didn't prevent that series from going down as the lowest-rated ever, with an 11 share and 6.9 million average viewers.

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Fortunately, the namesake three private lakes don't present too much of a water hazard on this USGA-rated 18-hole course.

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Ms. Lopez won't be back for a third year on television's top-rated show, her representative, Mark Young, said Friday.

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Of course, just because a city isn't rated highly for singles doesn't make it a bad place--it might be great for families or retirees.

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That company doesn't link its family-friendly name with Touchstone Pictures and Miramax Pictures, its R-rated film labels.

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