1.   As a result of the reorganization, debt rating agencies assigned the National Energy Group a solid investment-grade credit rating.

2.   Before the agency formally assigns the code and it is put into use, the Palestinians have to meet additional legal and technical requirements.

3.   Both ratings are equal to the ones the agencies assigned to the Kingdom of Thailand.

4.   Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Mitch Barker said the agency has assigned inspectors to oversee the dispute between mechanics and the airline and expect it to be short-lived.

5.   Like most health maintenance organizations, the agency has assigned patients to a single primary care doctor to direct visits to specialists.

6.   Regarding the backlog of consumer complaints at the PUC, commissioner Rebecca Klein said the agency has assigned five extra staff members to the problem.

7.   The agency assigns tax specialists to review each application to ensure that it has met all of the requirements before issuing approval for tax-exempt status, Miller said.

8.   The notice also said that if she did nothing, the agency would assign a contractor to pave over the sidewalk and would send her the bill.

9.   Under the agreement, the federal agency will assign five officials to assist the Puerto Rican treasury with formulation of a new system of handling excise taxes.

10.   Four international rating agencies have assigned Lebanon sovereign credit ratings, helping to put the country back on the regional economic map, official and financial sources said Wednesday.