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November 10, 2009

rate

Rate

rate (verb) -  give a score that shows level of quality or achievement
a rate (noun) -  1. speed, 2. amount of money paid

a rating (noun) - a score that shows level of quality or achievement

TV ratings
show went up in the TV ratings
audience ratings

film ratings
movie rating sites
a ratings war
movie given an NC-17 rating

advertising rates
advertising rate card 
improve ratings and increase advertising sales

a new visual rating tool for assessing body image in men

hourly rate of pay


exchange rate
in the wake of the Asian financial crisis that began in 1997, Malaysia pegged the exchange rate of its national currency the ringgit at RM3.80 to $1

tax rate
rate of return on investment
credit ratings agency


approval ratings
with France's economy collapsing faster than in decades and his approval rating at a nadir, the French president Wednesday will attempt to head off mounting unrest

a masculinity rating

popularity ratings

opinion ratings

school with a 33% dropout rate

the study concluded that males use alcohol, cigarettes, and illicit drugs at a higher rate


accuracy rate
a year later his accuracy rate for visual memory still exceeded 60%

snag a reasonable mortgage rate

unemployment rate

government statistics show the official unemployment rate for the region rising from 2.2% in 1990, to 6.5% in 2004

survey response rate
the survey had a response rate of 97. 2%

sessions were videotaped for subsequent rating

an author's citation rate
rating the quality of a university's research

score a top rating
they rated him highly as a colleague

highly rated for ease of use
hotels rated according to price, comfort and quality

rate skills of employees
he rates as one the best in his field

loan rate
proving you're worthy of a low loan rate or a new credit card isn't easy in today's lending world

rapid rate
exciting technologies emerge at such a rapid rate that teachers do not have enough time to keep up with them

calculate rating

receive rating

moved upward at a steady rate
shot up at an alarming rate

offer special reduced rates

low ratings

poor ratings
high ratings
top ratings
the soap opera topped the ratings chart this year

a top-rated MBA programme
currently rated number three regionally

an arbitrary subjective rating

a rating system
the color-coded placard rating system is based entirely on major violations stemming from five primary risk factors identified by experts

rating applies until end of the year

at this rate you will never finish your work by the end of the day

insurance rating
insurance rates
postal rates

The mean rating for all components was 3. 79, with a standard deviation of 0. 38


a 6-point rating scale
rating assessments
the highest possible rating on the scale

recall rate
the recall rate rises to 65% if a picture or visual element is added

restaurant ratings

compare rates
get a cheaper rate

ratings pick up
ratings shoot up

recidivism rate
the study found that by 1999 the recidivism rate among felony sex offenders in the state had dropped 70 percent

overall ratings

ratings climb
ratings improve

rated a success

at any rate,.....
at any rate, they both agree with the proposal

achieve a rating
receive a rating 

a fixed rate
one flat rate
charge a variable rate 
charge a set rate

the average rate of rainfall during the year

the hourly rate
the weekly rate
the annual rate

a superior rating
an excellent rating

rating downgraded
rating upgraded

acceptable rating

rating scale
The adjudicator summarizes achievement relative to each category by means of the following rating scale: 1 = excellent, 2 = good, 3 = fair,...

different methodologies are used to rate wild and farmed seafood

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