1.   And if Bezic was embarrassed for her sport, the hard fact was that television ratings only rose with every scandal and every national clash.

2.   And with nothing but negative publicity looming on the horizon, there is little prospect that those ratings will be rising anytime soon.

3.   Both have seen their poll ratings rise and stay high.

4.   A recent survey commissioned by The South China Morning Post showed that economic confidence was rising and approval ratings rose sharply after the intervention.

5.   But he quickly captivated the nation with his wit, his beautiful wife and children, and his approval ratings rose dramatically even before he took office.

6.   Critics are drooling, the Web is buzzing and ratings are rising.

7.   He seemed in high spirits, this general turned politician, buoyed perhaps by a poll in the newspaper Maariv on Friday showing that his approval ratings had risen.

8.   His friend in the White House, Bush, saw his favorability ratings rise to historic levels.

9.   His approval ratings have risen sharply.

10.   His approval ratings have risen to levels none of his political advisers could have imagined this summer, when they worried he was not acting sufficiently presidential.