Sentence examples for rates the first from inspiring English sources

S.& P. rates the First Massachusetts bonds BBB, the lowest investment-grade rating.

I ask him how he rates the first black president, and what he thinks of Donald Trump's inexorable rise.

The trading commission this year levied a major $200 million fine against Barclays for manipulating interest rates, the first of several expected sanctions against big banks.

"Rather than artificially encouraging businesses to move – a policy that has historically had low success rates – the first priority should be addressing skills-gaps across the north," she says.

AstraZeneca sales in the first quarter rose 3% to $6.42bn at constant exchange rates – the first quarterly sales growth in over three years – with revenues in China surging 22%.

Bad news for drivers of course, but the latest AA insurance index showed a 2.8% quarter-on-quarter rise in comprehensive rates and a 6.6% increase in third party rates, the first rises for two years.

Our electric rates, the second highest.

The new rates — the fourth increase in five years — will take effect in March.

Kompany rates the second leg and the chance to reach the European Cup final as a landmark match.

These ratings are then condensed to the three numbers seen here: an academic rating (the first number), a non-academic rating (the second) and an overall rating (not necessarily an average of the two).

(If you choose the standard rate the first year, you may be able to switch to actual expenses in later years).