1.   Both Brazil and Turkey are rated higher than China and Costa Rica, two teams that played a desultory first half.

2.   But until recently, WSU was rated higher than UWM, which had defeated the Raiders twice and played a much tougher non-conference schedule.

3.   Eastern European borrowers are also in some cases rated higher than Latin American borrowers.

4.   Indeed, no New England senator is rated higher than Smith by the American Conservative Union.

5.   Participating in town hall meetings and opinion polls also rated higher than entertainment for most respondents.

6.   Scholars might be inclined to rate Johnson higher in domestic than in foreign affairs and do the reverse for Nixon and Bush.

7.   She will say she rates herself higher as an actress than singer.

8.   Smith said there was only one other player rated higher in the draft that he considered trading up to get.

9.   Star is already rated higher than a paging business.

10.   That a feeling of closeness rated higher with the Koreans, says Sheldon, is consistent with the more group-centered Asian cultures.