1.   Bipartisanship was fine for the holidays, but cable-news ratings have now sunk lower than the Nasdaq.

2.   His popularity ratings have sunk to single digits.

3.   His popularity ratings have been sinking for months.

4.   Republicans in particular, who have seen their approval ratings sink across the past months, worked to show that their party stands for more than investigating Clinton.

5.   Ratings sank and critics shrieked.

6.   Some observers wonder how these officials will proceed without the tempering influence of Walesa, whose popularity ratings have sunk precipitously in the polls.

7.   But her popularity ratings sank after she accepted the endorsement of a discredited traditional political party, the social Christian COPEI.

8.   Caving into opposition demands represents a humiliating setback at home for Obuchi, whose approval ratings are sinking.

9.   The ratings quickly sank after that.

10.   Their best players are flocking to the major leagues, attendance is way down and TV ratings are sinking faster than the Yen.