Sentence examples for because of a downgrading from inspiring English sources

Portuguese banks have been frozen out of the capital markets because of a downgrading of the country's sovereign risk, making them dependent on funding from the European Central Bank.

Borrowing the money would be difficult and expensive as well, because of a credit downgrade this summer.

Cisco Systems dropped 73 cents, to $24.23, because of an analyst downgrade on softening demand.

President Obama warned Friday morning that the government was at risk of a downgrade, "Not because we didn't have the capacity to pay our bills — we do — but because we didn't have a AAA political system to match our AAA credit rating".

This included a $690 million debt that suddenly became due the end of November because of a credit rating downgrade three days after the merger.

National Australia Bank delayed Tuesday's planned listing of its UK subsidiary, Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks, for 24 hours because of a last minute downgrade by a credit rating agency.

Echoing those concerns, Fitch Ratings on Tuesday put the U.S. AAA credit rating on watch for a downgrade because of a fiscal standoff that also has partially closed the federal government since Oct. 1.

The good-cop, bad-cop routine is especially potent because a downgrade by two of the three major rating agencies could lead to negative consequences, such as requiring some bond issuers to secure additional collateral.

But I think the hardcore hardstyle fans will want the sounds to be original, and for us not to "downgrade" it because of the preferences of a few.

He has said the trend for taking exams in modules - and for resits - has led to a downgrading of standards because it encourages teachers to "teach to the test" rather than give pupils broader knowledge of a subject.

Because the risk of a credit downgrade below "investment grade" was so great, the likelihood of a termination was imprudently high.