51.  (Julian was in the kindergarten division; Josephine, from Tucson, was in the second grade and under division for players with lower ratings.)

52.  SportsChannel is not as widely available on New Jersey's cable systems as on Long Island's, so Devils' games get lower ratings than the Islanders'.

53.  Tashjian said Wall Street was overreacting to Marks Bros.' lower stock rating.

54.  Teen-themed shows have a better chance of succeeding on the WB, where lower ratings are tolerated.

55.  Televised baseball is generating lower ratings than ever and losing sponsors, he said.

56.  That's important because a lower rating can hurt an insurance company's ability to sell policies and increase borrowing costs.

57.  That may give Merrill an advantage over rivals with lower ratings.

58.  That may help explain why initial figures showed that the debate in San Diego on Wednesday drew lower ratings than any such encounter ever televised.

59.  That's important because a lower rating can hurt an insurance company's ability to sell policies and increase its borrowing costs.

60.  The coalition also claims that an April 26 boycott of ABC prime-time programming resulted in lower ratings for the network.