How To Use Raise In A Sentence

My generation was raised on a diet of stultifyingly tedious, but worthy accounts of embryology, typically very badly printed on what appeared to be rice paper.
I again affirm that I need make no apology for attaching my name to that of one so worthy the esteem of his co-dogs, ay, and co-cats too; for in spite of the differences which have so often raised up a barrier between the members of his race and ours, not even the noblest among us could be degraded by raising a "mew" to the honour of such a thoroughly honest dog. The Adventures of a Dog, and a Good Dog Too
Now comes the news that her shifty lawyer father has only 48 hours to raise a lot of money or face financial ruin and imprisonment.
The huge amounts that this would bring in would allow the personal allowance to be raised by a couple of thousand, helping those on low and medium incomes.
Paraguay tea, which they call matte, as I mentioned before, is always drunk twice a day: this is brought upon a large silver salver, with four legs raised upon it, to receive a little cup made out of a small calabash or gourd, and tipped with silver. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 17 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time

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The exams are just around the corner and students are bogged down with preparation work for practicals and orals but the Transition year students found time to raise funds for those less fortunate.
But of time and of becoming shall the best similes speak: a praise shall they be, and a justification of all perishableness! Thus spake Zarathustra; A book for all and none
reassured by her praise he pressed on
The interesting element of the game was that it required one to evaluate not films but people; that is, to sift through the prejudices of one’s movie-freak friends and the peccadilloes and quirks of the major reviewers, and by graphing, as it were, what each could be expected to overpraise, underpraise, revile, not notice, or deliberately ignore, one could acquire a very nice sense of the film. Film flam
This week Professor Hay will attend an inquest in Leeds into his wife's death at which he hopes to raise concerns about the safety of the drug.
RITA-award-winning author and WU contributor Barbara Samuel is auctioning off some critiques on eBay in order to raise money for the AVON breast cancer walk in late June. Writer Unboxed » 2008 » June
Enough to raise themselves to the same level of transcendence.
The only realistic way is to raise Britain's laggard productivity performance.
Records, is among the thousands of devoted followers who have raised figure skating to new heights of popularity.
Part B (to be completed during the appraisal by the appraiser - where appropriate and safe to do so, certain items can completed by the appraiser before the appraisal, and then discussed and validated or amended in discussion with the appraisee during the appraisal.) name of appraiser: position: time managing appraisee: B1 Describe the purpose of the appraisee's job. Recently Uploaded Slideshows
She is facing some criticism about going to Hollywood to raise money for her reelection campaign.
It is probably a measure of the depths to which political conversation has sunk — all the more remarkable given the chaos that male leaders have through the generations created — that this non-gender-specific "ballsiness," as it were, is so frequently trotted out as a measure of high praise. Half-cocked
I am negotiating with financiers to raise seed capital for my latest venture.
The Olympic venues have won praise and admiration from around the world. The Sun
It is easier to raise the devil than to lay him.
Aggie and her husband Pat were farming people who tilled the land, harvested the crops and raised livestock.
And even in their efforts to upraise the social revolution -- the great upheaval to which all A Girl Among the Anarchists
Unless the context is made very clear, the reader or hearer cannot be sure whether such an expression as ‘fulsome praise’ is meant in the sense ‘generous in amount, extent’ or in the sense Perry suggests.
The company raised €10 million in May, but decided to extend the round after it was oversubscribed by potential investors.
And I owe much of my further understanding of Voltaire through his face to an essay invitingly titled Voltaire's Grin by Richard Holmes, the "total immersion" biographer whom I've praised before -- mostly for his work on the interlinked poets Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth. David Tereshchuk: French Claim for Origins of Investigative Journalism
But of course Buchco is hideous and wrong, we need to raise taxes and let's throw in free college tuition too tsk stk btw, neither of you seemned to be aware the mayor of Pittsburgh just announced a similar "homestead" program where Pittsburgh residents will get their tution paid in an effort to get people to move to Pittsburgh. Radio alert.
In the premise of quality assurance, product diversification, style fashion, and make our products sell well at home and abroad, and won the trust of our customers and highly praised.
Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) would make a decision on whether to boost output to calm minister said on Tuesday he sees no push by OPEC members to raise oil output to counter a spike in prices to 18-month highs. WN.com - Business News
Hog waste is a major pollution source, communities surrounding the factories are strangled by a foetid stench and animal rights groups have long complained about the inhumane way pigs are raised and slaughtered.
Vanessa raised hundreds of pounds for the charity by playing requests in exchange for donations to the appeal.
Perhaps the minister should be praised for tightening the regime? Times, Sunday Times
He gently took her chin between his forefinger and his thumb and raised it so she could look him in the eyes.
But the process to extend his term became bogged down in a series of disputes that had raised an outside chance that Mr. Mueller's tenure would be briefly interrupted. NYT > Home Page
In spring 2002 the company resurrected Robert Joffrey's innovative multimedia ballet, Astarte, a psychedelic work that had raised a storm at its premiere.
Just last year, pinkos raised a stink over the NCERT's deleting of certain offensive and unauthenticated assertions from history books.
When Schmidt tapped the chauffeur's arm, the man pressed a button that raised a glass panel at his back.
Today, because of that initial donation, we have been able to raise additional funding for the now formidable Salone Microfinance Trust to fund microcredits for over 7,000 Sierra Leonean women and men! Tiffany Persons: The Never-ending Story of One Donation
He raised his visor as the smiling princess guerdoned him — raised it, and gave ONE sad look towards the Lady Fatima at her side! Novels by Eminent Hands
This steak house has organically farmed beef and locally raised bison. Times, Sunday Times
Education at the primary and secondary levels has always been rules-based: raise your hand, get a hall pass, obey the dress code, show your work, double-space, check your chewing gum at the door. Dov Seidman: Breaking the Ruler
A guard had dropped another large execution device they were carrying up the stairs to the raised wooden platform.
They had a football match to raise cash for the hospital.
Bibi's here to raise funds period and why Obama wasted time on him again send a strong signal that AIPAC still runs this issue. Emanuel: Settlement issue should not block Mideast peace
The bullhead is raised of the floor by light but sturdy, chromium plated steel legs, and use of the leather in the form of the head signifies a radical unity between to the two elements, as the bull is source of the leather. Han Plate | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles
Honesty is the most praiseworthy quality one can possess.
Mr. Lennon said appraisers can sit down and come up with an inherent commercial value for a patent "based on how much in damages a person could collect, analyzing profitability in the market of a product and how much is sold. Contenders to Line Up for Nortel Patents
The industry is highly vertically integrated, with poultry production companies (known as integrators) contracting with farmers (referred to as growers) to raise the birds prior to slaughter Number of broilers and other meat-type chickens sold in the United States, 2007 (Source: USDA Census of Agriculture, 2007). PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
The shop-owner, hoping to raise the price to a round figure, pulled the rickshaw in and out of the shed, folded and unfolded the hood and sounded the horn, singing the vehicle's praises all the time.
The mock-up design featured access by ramps to all raised spaces, including the judge's bench, witness stand, jury box, and clerk stations.
During Vajpayee's visit, China raised the prospect of a triangular relationship between Russia, China and India.
The venison is good served with roasted parsnips, chestnuts or braised celery. Times, Sunday Times
There were pointed fingers and raised voices, harsh accusations and angry rebuttals.
After a two-hour meeting, a number of Kilkenny county councillors present undertook to raise the matter at their next Council meeting.
The tax raised in the process was no doubt appealing as well. Times, Sunday Times
Concerns have been raised that these mosquitoes may spread to the UK from traffic coming in from France. Times, Sunday Times
The insurer based its refusal on the fact that I had taken statin tablets during that period for raised cholesterol. Times, Sunday Times
Now they can raise only a mild aesthetic appreciation of their quality as sculpture. The Education of a Gardener
Warren frowned and glared at his wife until she finally raised her eyes to meet his.
A Hampshire junior school has turned weakness into strength and won glowing praise from Ofsted inspectors.
He said he'd never had any experience with this and no one had ever raised this before.
The advance could transform the lives of amputees, but also raises questions about potential future applications of the technology, which could include human enhancement. Times, Sunday Times
The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship. To raise this to the highest pitch of enjoyment, is a secret which but few discover. Joseph Addison
There have been concerns raised that on such a scale, the shark is at serious risk of becoming an endangered species.
She was a pretty vessel: schooner-rigged, very low in the water, and -- as we found out when we took her -- of very deep draught; broad in the beam, and ` flush-decked 'fore and aft, with no raised fore or after castles. Across the Spanish Main A Tale of the Sea in the Days of Queen Bess
The judge praised the firefighters for their bravery and devotion to duty.
As I watched him, he groaned and tried to raise his hands to his face; the chain from his wrist to his ankle manacles stopped him.
With the handwheel, raise the take-up lever to its highest position. Steps on the Proper Threading of Sewing Machines
Just one knockout raises the danger by 35 per cent. The Sun
Pan-Asian funds raised another $37.5 billion in the same period. India's Still No Haven for Private Equity
One of them, a baby-faced guy maybe in his mid-thirties, with a black patch over his left eye, smiles and raises his beer at me in salutation. Down and Delirious in Mexico City
It was a noble situation — noble as the ancient hau tree, the size of a house, where she sat as if in a house, so spaciously and comfortably house-like was its shade furnished; noble as the lawn that stretched away landward its plush of green at an appraisement of two hundred dollars a front foot to a bungalow equally dignified, noble, and costly. ON THE MAKALOA MAT
The news of more cuts has raised the spectre of redundancies once again.
The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship. To raise this to the highest pitch of enjoyment, is a secret which but few discover. Joseph Addison
A considerable amount of tax collection is now done, in effect, by casinos; rather than raise taxes to pay for services, legislatures legalize gambling and then take a rake-off from the profits earned by private casino companies. The Sack of Washington
As well as laying out the timetable of events, sales of programmes also raise funds for the festival committee.
Why does the jockey get the praise? The Sun
Of course, it's quite impossible to live without roast rib of beef (of which more on Friday) and braised oxtail.
I've said before that I think the supply-siders who argue that lowering our marginal tax rates will raise revenue are full of bunk.
But it has a depth and ambitiousness that are worthy of praise.
The 5m film had its world premiere there and was widely praised.
At a preparatory hearing he raised possible defences of duress, necessity and public interest.
Je sais pourquoi: Braise a voulu se faire belle avant sa rencontre de demain avec Allia! Ebouriffe - French Word-A-Day
As the two little craft pulled through the Gap, Guardian received a salute of raised paddles from the canoe, the tender lifting its oars on the gunwales for one stroke before resuming its rhythm.
He located seven sites connected with the lives of the Gurus and had shrines raised thereon within the space of eight months, from April to November 1783.
Liberal proponents of American Values praise the freedom that opens the floodgates to gay marriage and pornography; conservatives, the liberty unleashing that locust plague called unrestrained capitalism; neo-conservatives the license for lying, murderous Machtpolitik. Founding Fathers vs. Church Fathers
The proposals also raise questions about when employers would be able to force workers to retire. Times, Sunday Times
This raises perplexing issues, and not just about what you're dealing with in the here and now. Times, Sunday Times
We raised the level of the veranda to the first floor level and incorporated ramps into the new veranda's design.
There are times of praise, adoration, extolment, when thankfulness is more exuberant, runs over into bursting joy, and times when longing desire carries us into the very bosom of God. The Right Knock A Story
Can the other teams raise their games enough to counterbalance that potential falloff?
I had to raise and lower the volume more than once to catch what had just been said.
But he had to raise his voice to be heard over jeering and whistling from centre-right senators. Times, Sunday Times
Mrs Edwards was singing your praises today.
Her sisters had been praised and admired and stared at all their lives for their spellbinding, hypnotic electric-blue eyes.
The Raleigh International Bike Ride is open to anyone who wants to raise money for a good cause.
Blest are they that dwell within thy house, they praise thy name evermore. Times, Sunday Times
A terrible disservice is done to the half-million to one million non-Jewish parents helping to raise Jewish children whenever our community commissions yet another study to demonstrate how different the intermarried are from the in-married. Paul Golin: What Is the Biggest Divide in the Jewish Community?
She felt it incumbent upon/on her to raise the subject at their meeting.
She praised her husband for the tremendous support he had given her.
They are not the happy, well adjusted children that we all imagine we can raise until we actually have the little hellions.
Poetry is that fine particle within us, that expands, rarefies, refines, raises our whole being: without it "man's life is poor as beast's". English literary criticism
Terrorism raises the risk factor, but we don't know by how much.
That being the case, it is inconceivable to me that an accused cannot raise, by way of prerogative writ, the issue of the statutory validity of service before a court of competent jurisdiction.
We took our station at the top of a rich Persian's house, opposite a spacious esplanade and contiguous to a large pagoda; in the centre of the esplanade was fixed a capstern, with a pole about sixty feet long, which was fixed so as to be occasionally raised or lowered. Narrative of a Voyage to India; of a Shipwreck on board the Lady Castlereagh; and a Description of New South Wales
These projects are extremely important, and they raise profound questions regarding appropriate intellectual property policies.
They raised her a Catholic.
His stunt mimics magician David Blaine's attempt to survive 72 days in a glass box above London but Michael decided he would use the idea to raise cash for charity.
He was accorded the praise due him.
The premise of harried parents trying to raise quintuplets is interesting, but they do nothing with it. 108747998260188265 « Michael in Nashville
Also, rabbits and hares practise refection, which is essentially the same principle as rumination, and does indeed ‘raise up what has been swallowed’.
The Sporting Trust is an independent body that organises sporting functions to raise money for cancer.
A round tower of stakes and reeds, nine or ten feet high, is raised and plastered; a floor is next made of soft tufa, or ant-hill material and cowdung. A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries
Taxes must be adequate to raise a revenue sufficient to meet those federal expenditures which are truly advantageous to the general welfare, to maintain justifiable confidence in the soundness of the dollar, and to underwrite the safety of the federal debt as an investment. As The Allies Face The Future
The use of the word Parasceve in the Gospels raises the question concerning the actual day of Our Lord's crucifixion. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip
Millions of federal employees may not receive paychecks unless Congress raises the debt ceiling.
Japan has been praised for its stoicism in the face of a national disaster, but have its leaders and their ideals betrayed the people? Times, Sunday Times
I had the power, if I could raise myself to will it, and yet again had not the power, for the weight of twenty Atlantics was upon me, or the oppression of inexpiable guilt. Confessions of an English Opium-Eater
One hint could have been that his nomination brought immediate praise from both industry groups and Congressional republicans) and the topper of them all Bush sicophant Stephen Johnson (who famously sided with Buah and big industry in hampering states from enforcing higher greenhouse emmision standards and stifling his own Depts requests and reports on environmental problems). Think Progress » ThinkFast: January 8, 2010
Secondly we changed the sampling mode, using dual monostable multivibrators to select the focusing window, which solves the sampling drift problem raised by SCM break.
He bowed with stiff formality and had stridden from the room before she could raise a hand to stop him. Slightly Married
Less than two years later, he and his partners sold their newly acquired Telluride land for $4.2 million — more than six times what federal appraisers had said it was worth. 'The Buzzard of Backcountry' Strikes It Rich in National Parks
She had no idea she could do this before the forest; look at a good topo map of an area and visualize the view from the ground so well, and memorize the landmarks in such detail, it's as if she had been raised in the area her whole life.
As I have already mentioned, I doubt that we will able to raise all the money we need.
With little prompting from the teacher, the students raised and vigorously pursued the following questions.
But just as terror is about to knock something shifts, perhaps enough consciousness raised that a sinister energy is alchemize, and terror turns and retreats from the door. My Journey to Report on the Horrors and Hope in the Congo (Part VI)
We allow our feelings to flow out towards him in adoration, confession, thanksgiving and praise.
A few appeared at the same time on both legs and were slightly raised but not 'knobbly', and not bad enough for her to want to stop wearing skirts. Home | Mail Online
In Psalm 148, the psalmist speaks of all creation giving praise to God, their Creator.
Enterprise business structure appraisement system is built up on the base of enterprise business assessment technique and related theoretical accomplishment.
He is a pleasure to watch and deserves any praise he gets. Times, Sunday Times
By 1900 about half of government revenue was raised from income tax and from death duties.
He was dressed in leather-and-bronze armor, a sturdy helmet, and he held in one hand a pentagonal shield, covered in studs and raised images. THE 5 GREATEST WARRIORS
Like the trial court, we, too, find the case of California Medical, supra, 79 Cal.App.4th 542 applicable and dispositive to the issue raised on appeal.
She raised her small gloved fist, yawned ever so gently, tiptapping her small gloved fist on her opening mouth and smiled tinily, sweetly. Ulysses
Benedettini clawed the ball out with his right hand, but a linesman raised his flag to indicate a goal.
With careers and raises often hanging in the balance, few instructors can afford to displease the growing number of disengaged students making evaluation forms.
A suitable ‘expectation’ of Aristophanes is raised by the ludicrous circumstance of his having the hiccough, which is appropriately cured by his substitute, the physician The Symposium
If I encounter a gentleman in such a state of déshabillé, I generally point and raise an eyebrow.
As to the money raised by local subscription, no definite apportionment has yet been made but we understand that Woodhouse will receive a good round sum.
Cabbages and cauliflowers have to go from Jubilee Allotment gardens, Kendal, so the Cumbria Education Department can raise a crop of healthy children.
If the weather turns dry raise the height of cut to prevent browning and scorching of the grass.
The dollar was officially devalued, and the Japanese yen and German mark were raised in value.
During the 1980s the contras, strongly backed by the United States, raised 18,000 troops to fight the revolution.
The mission: raise $ 50, 000 and erect a commemorative statue on the City Hall front lawn.
The new place name signs and the canal walk and nature trail also came in for praise.
A veteran fund-raiser finds it tough going as she seeks her fourth round of financing
The organisation also campaigns to raise awareness and understanding of mental health conditions and improve services. The Sun
The company told the tower's new owners in July that it wants to buy the sculpture at half its appraised value, which it says is allowed under a 1994 deal. Sears, Willis Tower In Dispute Over Calder Sculpture 'The Universe'
Sensible and justifiable decisions, properly communicated would raise morale rather than diminish it.
Other areas praised by the Ofsted team include her leadership as head, and the pastoral care of pupils.
Put the chicken in hot fat and braise thoroughly.
We were just in the process of proceeding to a party vote when points of order were raised about the calling of the voice vote.
And this phenomenon raises a host of urgent questions about exactly who should have the right to assisted reproduction. Times, Sunday Times
In 244 he seized Eryx in Sicily but was unable to raise the siege of Drepana.
The validity issue raises questions about whether we are measuring the appropriate things in the final examination.
The liquidation committee shall appoint the Independent Appraiser to conduct a valuation of the Company's assets on a current fair market value basis.
A racer from Team Whole Foods Market wrenched her ankle immediately and vanished in the cloud of dust raised by the stampede.
It will cost about £25,000 extra a month to keep airborne and all the money is raised by public donations.
This psalm is a most solemn and earnest call to all the creatures, according to their capacity, to praise their Creator, and to show forth his eternal power and Godhead, the invisible things of which are manifested in the things that are seen. Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon)
Second, he must not be sophisticated enough to read right through your semi-bluff raise.
Just a little tip for those trying to raise money - spamming people is not a way to get on their good side.
The aim of this initiative is to raise awareness and encourage more responsible behaviour by dog owners in the county.
We are looking at investment properties within a £80,000 to £130,000 range and would prefer not to remortgage our home to raise capital as our current rate tracks the base rate plus 0.75%. What is the best way to buy a holiday home?
There is capacity to raise one million ducks a year. Times, Sunday Times
We praise thy name, O Lord.
He pushed a book towards me, and raised an eyebrow as I signed my name.
Concerns have been raised that deals involving public money could be agreed behind closed doors and given to favoured companies. Times, Sunday Times
However, concern is great and several specific questions are being raised about risks to humans in close contact with infected cats and the need for surveillance of disease in cat populations.
How shall we ever admire our civic leaders if we cannot look up to them, to see a white silk glove raised in blessing, a ringed-hand greeting?
Every time I see the papers commentating on an English sporting team they are either praised as the next World Champions or damned as sporting failures.
An advertising campaign has been launched to raise awareness of domestic violence in teenage relationships. How Did It Come To This? « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
All of the parties praised the fact that the expected political earthquake had not taken place.
On some other questions about politics, description requires assessments that raise complicated issues about power, interests, and values.
Instead she would calmly await delivery and then show absolutely no disposition to praise a work that did not meet her standards. Times, Sunday Times
People ask about the varieties of prayer: petition, thanksgiving, praise, and intercession.
It also raises the spectre of the American taxman taking retrospective action against scores of US companies that have moved offshore in recent years. Times, Sunday Times
In running the same course of action is likely to do little more than raise a few curious glances from fellow competitors.
Yet Pitt during his first eight years managed to raise annual revenue from ￡12.5 million to ￡18.5 million.
Setting a spinnaker involves keeping the boat steady with the wind behind while the spinnaker sail is raised.
I think a genuine concern is raised by people concerning the graphic image of that young girl who had been napalmed.
This subtext is also interesting considering how Barry's later opera, The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, raises these issues again when dealing with the subject matter of Fassbinder's film and its all female cast. Archive 2006-11-01
A slight raise of the eyebrow, the merest twitch of the lip can say so much.
This conflict raises a question mark over the judge's reasoning.
Ms Hartnett said Woods was a "battler" who married at 16 and raised two children as a single parent. Latest News - Yahoo!7 News
It did not persuade them to abandon the war but it did force them to reappraise their strategy.
Workers requested a raise in the wage.
Continuing to keep your arms crossed tightly over each other, raise them to chest height.
Donnie raised his clean hand and dabbed the sweat from Steven's forehead, under his straggly hair.
These rugs are "kilims", flat-woven rugs without a raised pile that often display complex patterns and magnificent colors. Claudiopolis: Legendary History Weaved Into Nature of Mut
Mature, adult comprehension can lead us all to see that there are some very intelligent and worthy of praise men out there.
The arch-bishop himself, Æthelnoth, came from Canterbury to witness our troth; I could scarce raise my eyes to him, knowing as he must every blemish of my soul.
'It had a grand effect when Arthur stood on the second landing-place, and raised it above the balusters -- a sort of bodilessness rising from vacancy.' Heartsease, Or, the Brother's Wife
The deal will certainly raise the company's international profile.
But we also offered some proposals for saving that would not have raised enough money to cover our promises. Times, Sunday Times
When she raised it, his white nightrobe was stained with blood where her lips had touched, and where the thin open wound in the neck had sent forth drops. Dracula
He praised the sterling work of the Friends of St. Patrick's for their enormous contributions to the betterment of the life of patients and staff at the hospital.
Seeking a perfect opportunity to twist those words around into a faux color-blind ideology, they have used them to constantly suggest that those who raise a cry against injustice and institutional racism reject the legacy of MLK. Think Progress » GOP Claims It’s Upholding The Legacy Of MLK, A Fighter Against The ‘Injustice’ In Health Care Inequality
They have featured on Classic FM and Radio 4, as well as being praised for their work promoting trans and non-binary representation.
If the speeches are not going well, ask Paula to speak; she can always raise a laugh.
It was founded by its two co-chairmen, Michael Hibberd and Shen Songning in 2007 and has raised a total of C$451 million so far through private equity sales and private placements. Sunshine Oilsands Postpones Hong Kong IPO

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