1.   At the same time, Nielsen ratings indicate that people are spending less time watching television.

2.   A higher rating indicates more resistance to failure.

3.   A lower rating indicates higher risk, and investors usually demand higher interest rates to compensate.

4.   Early ratings indicate less than one in five television viewers tuned in the debate between Vice President Al Gore and Republican challenger Jack Kemp.

5.   In a film with more traumatic experiences than its G rating indicates, two families have to be destroyed before the lighthearted part begins.

6.   Or did the ratings indicate that the fascination with the Olympics as a television event is starting to wear off?

7.   Television ratings released Friday indicate that the Democratic National Convention, which adjourned Thursday night, outdrew the Republicans in San Diego by nearly a million viewers.

8.   The divisional series ratings indicate that baseball fans are sharp enough to know a qualifier when they see one.

9.   The positive rating indicates the Stars scored one more goal than they allowed while Carbonneau was on the ice.

10.   The ratings would indicate no.