Sentence examples for improper ratings from inspiring English sources
After a meeting that lasted much of the afternoon, the commission did agree to other measures that would increase the liability of the agencies for improper ratings, oblige issuers of debt to use a wider range of agencies and require agencies to issue ratings in a manner that was least likely to provoke volatility in the financial markets.
The meltdown was caused, in large part, by improper rating of mortgage derivative securities ratings issued by the same companies ( Moody's and S&P's) that were saying which muni bonds were worth an AAA.
President Chris Beals disputed that his company's user-generated ratings lead consumers to improper conclusions.
The prime minister spent his first night in the city in a 4,000 euro per night hotel.And Moody's, the ratings agency, has said that a computer bug was to blame in the improper assignment of a Aaa rating to risky debt instruments.
A poll from Quinnipiac University in Connecticut, taken shortly after the controversy erupted, showed a slight rise in Mr. McGreevey's approval ratings, and indicated that more than 60percentt of New Jersey Catholics felt it was improper for church leaders to pressure politicians.
Using the difference between our initial and final ratings, it's possible to estimate the number of papers that still remain in the improper categories after our reconciliation process.
Ms. Sanford's re-emergence is accelerating at the same time that her husband, a Republican, is battling an impeachment resolution in the Legislature, dismal approval ratings and 37 charges of ethics violations over his unreported use of friends' airplanes and improper use of campaign contributions.
— the Improper Benefits bowl.
