Sentence examples for downgraded for the first from inspiring English sources
Two weeks ago, the state's credit rating was downgraded for the first time in more than a decade.
Now the creditworthiness of government bonds has been downgraded for the first time ever by one of the ratings agencies — a development with symbolic meaning as well as potential practical impact.
The last time Republicans in Congress even flirted with this idea, our triple-A credit rating was downgraded for the first time in our history, our businesses created the fewest jobs of any month in nearly the past three years, and ironically, the whole fiasco actually added to the deficit.
To know: Standard & Poor cut its outlook on American sovereign debt from "stable" to "negative," which serves as a warning that if the country fails to control its ballooning deficit its AAA credit rating could be downgraded for the first time.
Standard Chartered has had its credit rating downgraded for the first time in 20 years, with Standard & Poor's, the ratings agency, saying that the bank, which makes about 90% of its income and profits in emerging markets, was going through a tough period.
By Samantha Henig April 19 , 2011[ image: /photos/590954ea019dfc3494e9ea73] To know: Standard & Poor cut its outlook on American sovereign debt from "stable" to "negative," which serves as a warning that if the country fails to control its ballooning deficit its AAA credit rating could be downgraded for the first time.
Coleman kept up this laconic style throughout, and was much missed when his role was downgraded for the fifth series.
In February all were downgraded for the second time in less than two years by Moody's.
In February all three of the Zohar CLOs were downgraded for the second time in less than two years by rating agency, Moody's (Zohar I, Zohar II, Zohar III).
As a result, defaults remain relatively low and we're seeing upgrades outpacing downgrades for the first time in seven years.
