1.   A weekly series on the origins of paint would earn decent ratings in that time slot, people.

2.   Adamowski says this is impractical for now, given the number of skeptics, but hopes to show that students make greater gains when their teachers earn higher ratings.

3.   Cooperman said the Video Hound CD earns a rating of four bones for helping her sort through her video library.

4.   If the shows earn high ratings, television executives will undoubtedly trawl the vaults for more old-movie treasures.

5.   It also earns better ratings than the music videos that had run in its place, the network says.

6.   Ratings earned during February, May and November sweeps are used to set advertising rates for the next few months.

7.   The play is solid and the strategy complex, but what earns this game the highest rating is its attention to detail.

8.   The old Daniel had earned a rating of four stars from this newspaper, and the dining public expected nothing less from the new Daniel.

9.   The show was critically praised, but its limited run, after a mid-March premiere, earned slim ratings.

10.   The state has fewer surgeons mishandling patients, and Dr. Dal Col has earned improved ratings.