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The phrase "agencies rate" is not correct and lacks clarity in written English.
It may be intended to refer to how agencies evaluate or assess something, but it needs additional context to be meaningful.
Example: "The agencies rate the effectiveness of the new policy based on various criteria."
Alternatives: "agencies evaluate" or "agencies assess".
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Second, because the ratings agencies rate it, so you get this false sense of security, which people will never rely on again, I can assure you".
The banks decide which agencies rate their bonds.
Thus, the agencies rate pools with assets that are perpetually shifting.
All three agencies rate Ford's debt securities well below investment grade.
The kinds of municipal securities we have and how the rating agencies rate them, that's part of this course.
None of the three agencies rate North Korea or Iraq, the other two nations said by President Bush to form an "axis of evil".
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State regulatory agencies' rate-setting powers are limited by law to assure the provider a fair return.
The agencies rated billions of dollars worth of these bonds, mostly in the last two years.
The Office of Personnel Management, which oversees agencies' rating systems, did not comment to GAO on last week's report.
A lot of these securities that were rated very highly by the rating agencies, rated AAA, ended up defaulting and losing money for their investors.
It is not clear, for example, how credit rating agencies would rate these new bonds.
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