Sentence examples for affect the ratings from inspiring English sources

A loss of its triple-A insurance financial-strength rating could negatively affect the ratings of $550 billion worth of municipal bonds and asset-backed securities insured by Ambac, or force investors to sell their holdings.

I was supposed to be a running character, but then they said - and they'd probably deny it now - that they couldn't continue with the part because it would affect the ratings.

"It's damned hard to trick our system in a way that would affect the ratings, because we have the sheer volume of reviews to use for comparison," Mr. Kaufer said.

Jeff Hankin, the vice president for marketing at Maryland Public Television, said he did not expect Mr. Rukeyser's new program to affect the ratings for "Wall Street Week" very much because cable television generally has a much smaller audience than does PBS.

With a few exceptions, hearing loss did not affect the ratings of importance of hearing for different transportation modes.

How did the recent quarrel over Phil Robertson's social views affect the ratings for "Duck Dynasty"?

"Anything on screen affects the ratings," said Mr. Chesnakov, a top official in United Russia.

"Should the market environment further erode, UFJ Group's reputation and liquidity could be negatively affected," the ratings agency said.

NBC's problems with "The Jay Leno Show" have also affected the ratings of "The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien".

But S.& P. argues in its brief that to have a valid claim of fraud, the Justice Department had to show how the particular mortgage securities within the C.D.O.'s performed, and how that performance had affected the ratings of the entire C.D.O., which it did not do.

To determine if strabismus affects the ratings of official U.S. Army photographs.