61.  The company, though, has been posting lower ratings.

62.  The decline was the result of a soft first-quarter advertising market, lower ratings and higher programming costs.

63.  The effects on the U.S. government of a lower rating are clear: some institutions in the world will only invest their funds in triple-A securities.

64.  The lower rating came even as Pakistan is set to start receiving portions of a $600 million loan from the International Monetary Fund.

65.  The lower rating reflects significant cuts in funding from the city and state, primarily for medicaid payments.

66.  The lower ratings make it more difficult and expensive for Indonesian companies to roll over existing bonds because the downgrades prevent many investors from owning Indonesian debt.

67.  The lower ratings make it more expensive for Thomson to borrow money.

68.  The lower ratings were a result of several factors, Poltrack said.

69.  The lower rating reflects the film's marketing plan, not its content.

70.  The lower rating and the raft of lawsuits it faces hardly put a damper on the company's borrowing.