11.   For the other magazines, he converted their letter grades to numbers.

12.   For her older child, a straight-A student, letter grades were fine, she said.

13.   Generally, letter grades are used only for purposes of reporting to the NCAA and not for the official processing of grades by school districts.

14.   HYGIENE AND HIGH CUISINE A recently enacted L.A. county ordinance requires restaurants to post letter grades for ratings they receive from the Department of Health.

15.   In several comparisons of states, the researchers awarded the states letter grades.

16.   In the beginning, there were no letter grades.

17.   Officials say other restaurants with lower letter grades and souvenir hunters are likely culprits.

18.   Poultry has letter grades based on defects that have nothing to do with edibility.

19.   That recipe includes letter grades for schools based on test scores, extra aid to failing schools, and the potential for vouchers for students in persistently failing schools.

20.   The district had planned not to give letter grades until the third grade, but too many people complained.