The majority of people would rate themselves as below average in unicycling ability, for example.

Some of the corporate paper is rated below investment grade.

The same report rated it below satisfactory for the second year in a row.

The game was generally rated as average or below average.

Friday's game rated a 2.06, Sunday's a 2.21, below the 3.08 season average.

Of those who rated the future below the national average, only 43 percent said the economy was very good or fairly good.

Unrated companies or those rated below investment grade make up about 1 percent of the market.

Under that system, few stocks were rated below average.

Devices rated below M3 are unsatisfactory for people with hearing aids.

It was then rated in good condition, the second-best rating, below excellent.