I would guess that brilliance is a comparative issue where the rater is the lowest common denominator. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Bush’s Fluctuating Degree of Ability] Reference
Ubisoft will randomly select a "rater" every two weeks until October 12 and give away an Xbox. From Wordnik.com. [DCEmu Forums:: The Homebrew & Gaming Network :: PSP Dreamcast Nintendo DS Wii GP2X Xbox 360 GBA Gamecube PS2 Apple iPhone PS3 Wiz Pandora Forums - 11,17,23,27,35,36,37,38,51,78,82,83,85,100,105,110,112,113,122,125,128,135,159,176,237,240,241,242,243,250,251,252,255,256,257,258,261,263,268,269,270,271,274,281,290] Reference
He might easily develop into rather a second-rater. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Stories]
An 'they have a house, greater than e'er a first-rater. From Wordnik.com. [Cawsand Bay] Reference
I suspect the rater thinks I support Hillary, but I don't. From Wordnik.com. [Obama Hits Airwaves In Iowa] Reference
Everybody is a reporter, a blogger, a rater of everything. From Wordnik.com. [Q&A;: Zillow's Rich Barton on Real Estate, AI and Basement Floods] Reference
He did not point out that Hughie was a set-up, a second-rater. From Wordnik.com. [Winner Take All] Reference
The credit rater warned the ratings of Genworth Financial Inc. From Wordnik.com. [Moody's Turns Up Scrutiny of Insurers] Reference
They would rater take us all down than let our president have his day. From Wordnik.com. [Republicans: "Go To Hell America!" 100% Partisan Vote] Reference
In the East Perry Blair had been little known and reckoned a third-rater. From Wordnik.com. [Winner Take All] Reference
KENNIFF: His rater here seems to be doing a little bit of a stutter step. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 18, 2009] Reference
WILLIS: Job number one, you need a home energy rater to inspect your home. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 17, 2007] Reference
That sausage you toasted was his, and he was in all respects a first – rater. From Wordnik.com. [Great Expectations] Reference
So if we think we're running against a second-rater without gravitas, we're dead wrong. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Larry King Live Weekend: Jesse Jackson Tells Why 'It's About the Money'; Ed Koch Exclaims, 'I'm Not Done Yet'; John Irving Talks About His 'Movie Business'; Tom Feltenstein Imparts 'Uncommon Wisdom' - January 15, 2000] Reference
Ask your energy rater how long it will take for the improvements to pay for themselves. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 17, 2007] Reference
My rating thingy isn't working, so I'm giving you a "5" and your down-rater right above me a "1.". From Wordnik.com. [Romney Hits Airwaves With New Ad In Five States] Reference
The report added to earlier warnings from the credit rater that lending quality in China is weakening. From Wordnik.com. [Fitch Sounds Alarm on Chinese Lenders] Reference
S&P, the world's largest bond rater by revenue, has had less debt to grade as credit markets seized up. From Wordnik.com. [McGraw-Hill Cuts 375 More Jobs] Reference
Dan Curry, president of bond rater DBRS Inc., said it was "not obvious" what a permanent solution could be. From Wordnik.com. [SEC Helps Steer Ford Back to Market] Reference
That will result in lower profits, higher debt-to-earnings levels and diminished cash flows, said the credit rater. From Wordnik.com. [S&P Cuts Motorola Rating to Junk] Reference
Studies have shown that, with training, the level of agreement among judges (the "inter-rater reliability") is high. From Wordnik.com. [What’s wrong with standardized tests?] Reference
On the heels of a downgrade last week of Hartford's life-insurance units, the credit rater put the ratings of Lincoln. From Wordnik.com. [Insurers' Stocks Get Hammered] Reference
Much of that would come from higher income-tax rater, on the well-to-do-though just how well-to-do was subject to dispute. From Wordnik.com. [Clinton's Revolution] Reference
& Co. and Morgan Stanley as the credit-rater warned the firms have overused hybrid securities as a means of raising capital. From Wordnik.com. [Stocks sell off on fallout at banks in credit crunch] Reference
Now, Moody's Investors Service, the bond rater, is projecting endowment returns to be negative for the first time since 2002. From Wordnik.com. [Crisis Shakes the Foundations of the Ivory Tower] Reference
In a report early this month, bond rater Moody's Investors Service said the outlook for the higher-education sector was negative. From Wordnik.com. [Colleges Looking to Close Books on Debt] Reference
S&P, the world's largest bond rater by revenue, has had less debt to grade as credit markets seized amid scant investor interest. From Wordnik.com. [McGraw-Hill Cuts 375 More Jobs] Reference
Meanwhile, fellow credit rater Fitch Ratings also warned in March it was considering stripping MassMutual of the AAA distinction. From Wordnik.com. [S&P May Downgrade MassMutual] Reference
The credit rater last lowered its ratings on the company and its units in December; the banking units 'ratings are now at A-plus. From Wordnik.com. [S&P Downgrades Bank of America] Reference
Next morning he hated himself that he should have sunk into a position where a fifteenth-rater like Fulton Bemis could rebuke him. From Wordnik.com. [Babbit] Reference
A good rater can tell you the most cost-effective ways to reduce energy consumption and recommend contractors who will do the job. From Wordnik.com. [Save Energy—And Money] Reference
Jules Kroll, the onetime corporate sleuth, acquired boutique credit-rater Lace Financial as part of his bid to take on incumbent firms. From Wordnik.com. [What's News: Business] Reference
Ms. Faust noted that Moody's Investors Service, the bond rater, is projecting a 30% decline in the value of endowments this fiscal year. From Wordnik.com. [Harvard Prepares for Financial Strains] Reference
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