Recruiters rarely give interviews to second rates, preferring candidates with stronger track records.

The museum's new exhibit features several first rates that have never been displayed together before.

Collectors often dismiss certain paintings as fourth rates, but a few gain appreciation over time.

The admiral dismissed the sixth-rates as too slow to pursue the corsairs, assigning faster brigantines instead.

The museum's exhibit included several well-preserved fifth rates from the late 18th century.

The museum's exhibit displayed models and logs of several sixth rates that once patrolled these waters.

The admiral ordered the fifth-rates to fall back during the storm.

The festival promised groundbreaking acts, but it mostly featured third rates that failed to impress the audience.

The antique dealer refused to buy the lot when he realized half of the pieces were fourth-rates, not genuine period artifacts.

The central bank zero-rates short-term lending to stimulate the economy.