The Caliber earned a marginal rating over all, one step higher than the Dodge Neon, which it replaced.

Unfortunately, he added, fixed head restraints are often not high enough to receive more than a marginal rating.

The lower side impact score was due in part to a marginal rating for the structure/safety cage category.

It is a rare public airing of the arguments that flare up constantly between networks and producers of programs with marginal ratings.

A marginal rating reflected having at least three amenities within 2,500 wlf.

Possibly due to marginal ratings, if not anything else, Chronicle began to evolve into its current form, a newsmagazine that tackles one single topic per night.

His Previa received a "marginal" rating, the third of four possible grades, in the interior-compartment test.

The series received critical praise but marginal ratings.

Even though the car's structure received an acceptable rating, the overall car received a marginal rating as the dummy's left leg would have been broken.

Secondary and auxiliary functions still showed marginal ratings, but, of course, main effort and attention had been concentrated on their most critical needs.