ADJ
- high, top
- low, poor
- overall
- The overall performance rating puts the new model well ahead of its main rivals
- approval, opinion poll, popularity
- He has the highest opinion poll rating of any president this century
- performance
- credit
- Most countries try to preserve their international credit rating in order to secure necessary loans
- personal
VERB + RATING
- have
- assign (sb/sth), give (sb/sth)
- achieve, earn, get, receive, score
- The university scored a top rating among students
- preserve
- improve
RATING + VERB
- climb, improve, rise, rocket, soar
- The president's ratings have suddenly rocketed
- fall
PREP
- in a/the ~
- a drop of 50 points in her personal rating
- ~ for
- The resort got a low rating for children's facilities
- ~ on
- The judges gave her the maximum rating on style
VERB + RATING
- get, have
- At this stage the series was getting good ratings
RATING + VERB
- go up, improve, pick up, shoot up, soar
- The ratings went shooting up overnight
- dip, fall, go down
- The programme's ratings have dipped sharply
PREP
- in the ~s
- It has been ousted from top spot in the TV ratings
