Sentence examples for which downgraded from inspiring English sources

That alarmed the state, which feared that other beleaguered cities would follow suit, and bond rating agencies, which downgraded Central Falls's debt to junk status.

Bayezid managed to conciliate the latter, however, by exposing to them his essentially pacific plans, which downgraded the devşirme, leaving Cem without major support.

S.& P., which downgraded the country's AAA rating this summer based on what it saw as political brinksmanship, said the current AA+ rating would remain.

Pressure on the leaders came not only from markets and from ratings agencies — one of which downgraded Spain — but also from Mr. Trichet.

"I'm speechless," said Brian Marshall, an analyst at the ISI Group, which downgraded H.P. to "neutral" from "buy" following the news on Tuesday.

The move brought S&P into line with Moody's, which downgraded Spain in June and has the country on review for a further downgrade to junk status.

Instead they muttered something about "making inquiries", which downgrades the principles at stake.

Looking at 40 million user ratings per month, they came up with an interface which downgrades app logos, creates many more categories and displays download numbers.

Another problem associated with the traditional TZ search algorithm is that all search patterns used in the IME are fixed and limited in terms of the search range; therefore, the best match position can be trapped into a local minimum, which downgrades the video compression efficiency.

The law, which downgrades possession of 30 grams or less of marijuana to a civil offense, goes into effect Oct. 20.

I think basically no firm wants to admit failure, which downgrading service is, even if it means reallocating your resources to a higher use — a route with a higher return".