Merrill Lynch kept its "overweight" rating on Thai stocks.

At first, those questions seemed to have reassuring answers, Mr. Diaz said, so Moody's kept Enron's investment-grade rating.

I've fought all my life to keep my rating below Restricted.

They do their minimum numbers of hours to keep their rating and that's it.

S.&P. kept its rating on Japan's bonds at AA-, its fourth-highest grade but the lowest among the Group of 7 industrialized nations.

When they figured it out, it took a $1.5 billion equity infusion that is part of the Dynegy takeover to keep Enron's rating above junk level.

Moody's, for instance, decided to keep Bridgeport's rating of BAA after being assured by city officials that a bankruptcy declaration was not imminent.

The season one finale was watched by 2.84 million viewers, marking the highest viewership since the fourth episode, and kept its steady 0.7 rating with the 18-49 age range.

That was a rare shaft of sunlight on an otherwise gloomy high street as analysts at Investec kept their "underweight" rating on the retail sector.

"You'll keep your old rating, boatswain," Hal told him, and John grinned.