Sentence examples for low grade rating from inspiring English sources

In addition, all outcomes reported in these studies received a very low GRADE rating, and many received an unclear overall risk-of-bias rating due to limited reporting of methodological details for one or more criteria.

All other intervention, population, and outcome combinations showed positive median effects across trials (Table  4); however, due to risk of bias, heterogeneity, and inconsistencies all meta-analyses of uncontrolled before-and-after studies received a 'very low' GRADE rating.

Mr. Graham said that a third of the 573 American C.F.O.'s said their companies had been hurt by the credit crisis, but that half of those with credit ratings of BBB, the lowest investment grade rating, or lower, said their companies had been hurt.

The column notes that Moody's, despite forecasting that 60percentt of the mortgages in the deal would default, still rated the senior securities at Baa3, the lowest investment grade rating, while Standard & Poor's had dropped its rating to single-B, a low junk rating.

cut its rating on Parmalat's debt to B+ from BBB-, the lowest investment grade rating, but said Parmalat's business lends itself to higher ratings if concerns about liquidity and financial management are resolved.

Its current S.& P. rating is BBB minus, the lowest investment grade rating.

The bonds are rated BBB- by S.& P., the lowest investment grade rating.

Cutting the company's "Baa3" rating, the lowest investment grade rating, would probably increase its future borrowing costs.

After the earnings announcement, Standard & Poor's cut G.M.'s debt rating to its lowest investment grade rating.

Mexico's rating was raised one notch to Baa1, two levels above the lowest investment grade rating.

BBB- is the agency's lowest investment grade rating and is just one notch above junk.