Sentence examples for a lower rating from inspiring English sources

That "super downgrade," in the parlance of the bond market, left Chicago, the nation's third-largest city, with a lower rating than 90percentt of Moody's public finance ratings.

A lower rating would raise county borrowing costs.

A lower rating, reflecting greater risk, would reduce the price of bonds.

They are not necessarily safer than a larger car with a lower rating.

Of the Group of Seven leading industrial powers, only Italy (AA) has a lower rating.

If it did not have the word it would have had a lower rating, apparently.

But a larger population means a lower rating can yield more viewers.

Only a 1986 game between the Washington Redskins and the Giants drew a lower rating, an 8.8.

A lower rating for Britain would also mean the government would pay higher interest rates to borrow.

The company's bonds have, however, recently traded at prices that imply that a lower rating is warranted.

However, firms with a lower rating are generally charged a higher interest rate, which makes this strategy unviable.