11.  At the new rating of A2, down from Aa3, Japanese bonds are now considered as risky as those of Cyprus, Latvia, Poland or Mauritius.

12.  Banking shares dropped 1.44 percent today as a group after Moody's unveiled the new ratings.

13.  Basic to the commotion over the new ratings is whether they ask too much or too little of parents.

14.  If such a scenario seemed likely under a new ratings model, broadcasters would almost surely reject it.

15.  Jack Valenti, head of the television industry group that devised the new ratings system, welcomed the president's words.

16.  Its new ratings have dropped him to No. 2 after he badly lost a decision to Marco Antonio Barrera.

17.  John Masten, the university's chief financial officer, said the new rating reflected the progress Columbia has been making for several years.

18.  Last Thursday, the television industry introduced a new ratings code for all programs, on all channels, except for sports and news.

19.  Like Bunch at Renaissance, he declined to offer a new rating at today's share price.

20.  Moody's also said the new rating is based on the company achieving "planned returns from a portfolio of power projects in emerging and developed economies.