ADJ

high, top
a piece of high grade building land He still wants to play top grade football
low, poor
low grade steel

ADJ

final
The oral exam constitutes 10% of the final grade
excellent, good, high
low, poor

VERB + GRADE

achieve, attain, get, receive
She got very good grades in her exams
award (sb)

ADJ

high, senior
He has asked to be put onto a higher grade. large pay rises for senior grades
junior, low
management
manual

PREP

at a/the … ~
She was offered a job at a lower grade
on a/the … ~
the people on management grades