1.   His popularity rating remains high.

2.   And his approval ratings remain sky-high, even though he has explicitly warned that his reforms might produce several years of pain before Japan sees any gain.

3.   And while his morals are deplored, his job approval ratings remain remarkably high for a president in the waning days of power.

4.   Attendance and TV ratings remain in a slump.

5.   Both ratings remain well above junk bond status.

6.   A.A.A. and Mobil may be fine for hotels, but their restaurant ratings remain mired in the Pleistocene era, still celebrating veal Oscar.

7.   After tens of millions of Americans watched President Clinton defend himself on TV this week, his approval ratings largely remained unchanged or even rose a bit.

8.   But ratings remain flat and revenue from pay-per-view programming is down.

9.   He also says the Weather Channel is facing increasing challenges as ratings remain predictable, with sharp increases in viewship when the weather turns foul.

10.   His approval ratings have remained high.