Some party officials described him as their favorite opponent, noting his high unfavorable ratings.

As a rule, there is a price to be paid for going on the attack: it raises the attacking candidate's unfavorable rating.

Indeed, his unfavorable rating is so tiny, any secular leader might envy it.

By contrast, however, in a 2010 survey of hospital executives who have dealt with the company, United received a 65% unfavorable rating.

Dr. Dean's unfavorable ratings in polls here are so high that he would probably only hurt himself.

In Islamic countries, Bush's unfavorable ratings are particularly high, often over 90%.

Nearly half of those giving auto and home insurers an unfavorable rating said the primary concern was price.

Smith earned 40% favorable and 20% unfavorable ratings in a December 2007 poll.

His unfavorable ratings increased to 24 percent, from 11 percent, in the same period.

His unfavorable rating stands at 59 percent, up from 48 percent in the poll taken just before the Republican convention.