Sentence examples for rating if it from inspiring English sources

Though AT&T has never put a number on the amount of debt it wants to reduce, Standard & Poor's has said that the company could keep its A rating if it lowered its ratio of debt to cash flow to 1.5 by the end of 2001.

But Standard & Poor's has said that AT&T could keep its desirable A rating if it reduced its debt-to-cash-flow ratio to 1.5.

The UK continues to risk losing its top AAA credit rating if it does not reduce its debt, a senior figure at Fitch Ratings has told the BBC.

Last month, it unveiled a 30% decline in profits and last week the company was warned it could lose its prized investment-grade rating if it did not slash its near-$30bn debt pile.

Fitch said on Tuesday that it planned to complete another review of the government's finances by the end of this month, and Standard & Poor's has warned that the United States might lose its rating if it did not sharply rein in the deficit.

Another company that faces serious consequences from this change is Qwest, which cannot expect to hold on to its BB rating if it ends up writing off 85% of its shareholders equity.

England must urgently improve its recycling rates if it is to reach European Union targets by 2020, according to one of Britain's biggest waste companies.

Ninety-nine percent is a failing rate if it's your kid missing".

The Salvation Army does allow pensioners to rent property at a peppercorn rate if it is available.

The lack of price pressure would allow the E.C.B. space to cut rates if it chose.

That means that over the summer, when demand is high, Con Edison can raise rates, if it chooses.