Sentences with phrase «give inflated ratings»

The tendency for film critics and fans alike to give inflated ratings to filmmakers they personally favor or who are typically critically acclaimed, even when the films themselves are less than stellar.

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Including high risk births in the hospital group artificially inflates the mortality rate, giving you in inaccurate impression of actual risks.

Mayor Byron Brown's administration has found a new way to inflate the city's recycling rate by counting clothing donations given to nonprofits such as Goodwill and the Salvation Army.

Still, NCLB gave states significant leeway in calculating graduate rates, and for years, the states used widely differing approaches, often with an eye towards inflating their numbers.

Many investors have talked about a «gold bubble» by arguing that gold prices are inflated because of inflation and the Fed's money policy and that once interest rates rise, the money supply will contract and gold will fall, but again, nobody can say with any reasonable accuracy what the fair value of gold at any given point is.

The primary consumer protection problem areas that have given rise to the States» actions include: (1) unsubstantiated claims of consumer savings; (2) deceptive representations about the length of time necessary to complete a debt relief program; (3) misleading or failing to adequately inform consumers that they will be subject to continued collection efforts, including lawsuits, and that their account balances will increase due to extended nonpayment under the program; (4) deceptive disparagement of consumer credit counseling; (5) deceptive disparagement of bankruptcy as an alternative for debtors; (6) lack of screening and analysis to determine suitability of debt relief programs for individual debtors; (7) the collection of substantial up - front fees so the debt relief company gains even if it fails to perform; (8) lack of transparency and information for consumers as to payment of fees, status of accounts, and communications with creditors; (9) significant delays in active negotiation or engagement with creditors, coupled with prohibitions on direct consumer communications with creditors; and (10), in the case of debt settlement companies, basing savings claims (and settlement fees) not on the original account balance, but on the inflated amount due (including late fees and default rates of interest) at the time of settlement.

I know from anecdotal evidence that there are people out there who do not rate their Uber drivers fairly, instead, out of fear that they may be responsible for costing a driver his / her job they inflate the rating they give....

This means that while one Atlanta insurance provider may view you or your situation as very risky and charge an inflated rate to hedge their bets, a competing insurance provider may view you as less risky and give you quotes (and eventually rates) that are far more affordable.