1 It is easier to raise the devil than to lay him. 

2 The estate is holding an auction to raise money.

3 Gradually raise your body into an upright position.

4 Would all those in favour please raise their hands?

5 The concert will raise money for local charities.

6 Yes. I got a raise.

7 We raise turkeys mainly for the Christmas market.

8 I didn't get a raise.

9 They decided to raise money by subscription.

10 Our campaign's main purpose is to raise money.

11 We'll need to raise more money next year.

12 My grandfather used to raise sheep in Wales.

13 It would be foolish to raise hopes unnecessarily.

14 Do you think you'll get a raise?

15 The organization has launched a campaign to raise $150,[]000.

16 Can you raise the torch so I can see?

17 The union plans to raise the issue of overtime.

18 Please give me a raise.

19 He got a raise in his monthly wages.

20 The Treasury has decided to raise interest rates as a pre-emptive measure against inflation.

21 Celebrate what you've accomplished, but raise the bar a little higher each time you succeed.

22 The purpose of the occasion was to raise money for medical supplies.

23 The club members voted with one accord to raise the dues.

24 The company said that it was constrained to raise prices.

25 The consultant who suggested using spamming to raise the company's profile has been fired.

26 Parents want to know the best way to nurture and raise their child to adulthood.

27 I waited,() hoping for an opportune moment to discuss the possibility of a raise.

28 He was so weak from hunger he could hardly raise his meagre arms.

29 Will the government honour its election pledge not to raise taxes?

30 People put up their homes as collateral in order to raise the money to invest in the scheme.

1 The estate is holding an auction to raise money.

2 Gradually raise your body into an upright position.

3 Would all those in favour please raise their hands?

4 The concert will raise money for local charities.

5 Yes. I got a raise.

6 We raise turkeys mainly for the Christmas market.

7 I didn't get a raise.

8 They decided to raise money by subscription.

9 Our campaign's main purpose is to raise money.

10 We'll need to raise more money next year.

11 My grandfather used to raise sheep in Wales.

12 It would be foolish to raise hopes unnecessarily.

13 Do you think you'll get a raise?

14 The organization has launched a campaign to raise $150,000.

15 Can you raise the torch so I can see?

16 The union plans to raise the issue of overtime.

17 Please give me a raise.

18 He got a raise in his monthly wages.

19 The Treasury has decided to raise interest rates as a pre-emptive measure against inflation.

20 Parents want to know the best way to nurture and raise their child to adulthood.

21 The purpose of the occasion was to raise money for medical supplies.

22 I waited, hoping for an opportune moment to discuss the possibility of a raise.

23 The club members voted with one accord to raise the dues.

24 The company said that it was constrained to raise prices.

25 Will the government honour its election pledge not to raise taxes?

26 The consultant who suggested using spamming to raise the company's profile has been fired.

27 People put up their homes as collateral in order to raise the money to invest in the scheme.

28 We're having a lottery to raise money for homeless families.

29 If you raise it at the meeting, I'll support you.

30 Mike got a raise.

31 Death comes to all, but great achievements raise a monument which shall endure until the sun grows old.

32 We're having a lottery to raise money for homeless families.

33 If you raise it at the meeting, I'll support you.

34 His tightfisted employer was unwilling to give him a raise.

35 The school has to rely on the goodwill of the parents to help it raise money.

36 The project will only go ahead if they can raise the necessary finance.

37 The yearly campaign to raise funds for the Red Cross is already under way.

38 This boom in adult education, in turn, helps to raise the intellectual standard of the whole country.

39 Several of the points you raise do not belong in this discussion.

40 The mayor went on record as opposing a tax raise.

41 It seemed like a good neighbourhood to raise my children.

42 It's good that he used direct taxation rather than stealth taxes to raise the money.Sentence dictionary

43 Raise your glasses and drink to the bride and bridegroom.

44 We managed to raise him on his mobile phone.

45 They are campaigning to raise the status of nurses.

46 The project should raise general awareness about bullying.

47 She asked the boss for a raise.

48 I've been trying to raise this spare part everywhere.

49 I can't raise her on the phone.

50 Somehow we managed to raise her to her feet.

51 I've never heard him even raise his voice .

52 I would like to raise a point of order.

53 The sponsored walk will raise money for AIDS care.

54 Why didn't you raise the question at the meeting?

55 Hotels usually raise their prices in high season.

56 The concert will raise funds for research into Aids.

57 All these have helped raise farm yields steadily.

58 I decided to raise the matter with my boss.

59 This is a perfectly valid question to raise.

60 Higher profits should raise business confidence.

31 His tightfisted employer was unwilling to give him a raise.

32 The school has to rely on the goodwill of the parents to help it raise money.

33 The project will only go ahead if they can raise the necessary finance.

34 This boom in adult education, in turn, helps to raise the intellectual standard of the whole country.

35 Several of the points you raise do not belong in this discussion.

36 The mayor went on record as opposing a tax raise.

37 It seemed like a good neighbourhood to raise my children.

38 It's good that he used direct taxation rather than stealth taxes to raise the money.

39 Raise your glasses and drink to the bride and bridegroom.

40 They decided to raise the money by subscription.

41 If we forge ahead continuously without a break, we'll be able to raise efficiency.

42 His jokes didn't even raise a smile, which was embarrassing.

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61 Several alumni have agreed to help raise money.

62 The team need to raise their game.

63 His promotion means a raise in salary.

64 They decided to raise the money by subscription.

65 Do not raise your left arm above the horizontal.

66 Try as he might he could not raise her.

67 Changing the law cannot raise standards.

68 I will not raise a hand against you.

69 What he really desires is a raise.

70 I'd like to raise the issue of publicity.

71 He has helped to raise a lot of money.

72 He was left to raise their two children alone.

73 We need to raise finance for further research.

74 They're standing out for a raise.

75 The latest raise takes his salary into six figures.

76 Health officials have tried to raise awareness about AIDS.

77 Her controversial article is bound to raise hackles.

78 A smaller number of families may raise children.

79 The deal will certainly raise the company's international profile.

80 How can we raise standards in schools?

81 The king was unable to raise an army.

82 We've been shooting for a pay raise for months.

83 Workers requested a raise in the wage.

84 The band's new sound will raise some eyebrows.

85 Raise your hand if you know the answer.

86 He did not raise the subject again.

87 Raise your hand if you know the right answer.

88 Dr Hayward intends to raise the museum's profile .

89 Don't raise his hopes too much.

90 Can anybody think of a way to raise money?

91 The discussion turned on the need to raise standards.

92 I've been trying to raise Jack/Tokyo all day.

93 We need to raise public awareness of the issue.

94 You might as well shoot for the moon and ask for a promotion as well as a raise.

95 If there's any trouble, raise/sound the alarm by pulling the emergency cord.

96 They went on a ten-mile walk to raise money for charity.

97 The oil shortages could lead the government to raise prices before the New Year.

98 While prices are rising so fast, many shops think they can climb on the bandwagon and raise their prices, too.

99 They offered to raise salaries by 12% - that's a mighty generous deal.

100 An intriguing item on the news pages caused me to raise an eyebrow over my morning coffee.

101 They agreed to raise the trade embargo if three conditions were met.

102 I waited for a little while,[http:///raise.html] but he didn't raise.

103 Firefighters are to run 500km to raise money for a children's charity.

104 The only remaining question is whether we can raise the money.

105 We had to raise £60 000 to stage the show.

106 There is a need to raise morale in the teaching profession.

107 Agents will raise the issue of prize-money for next year's world championships.

108 Well, I thought it might raise the moral tone of the evening if I invited a vicar to the party.

109 The run, to raise money for breast cancer, has a ￡10 entry fee .

110 We should raise the issue of discrimination with the council.

111 They raffled a bottle of whisky to raise money for cancer research.

112 She flew to New York to try to raise some financial backing for the project.

113 Those in favour of the motion raise your arm. Those against? The motion is carried .

114 They can take their three cents an hour raise and shove it .

115 The idea behind the national lottery is to raise money for good causes.

116 We're trying to raise money to help children with cancer.

117 The decision to raise tariffs on imports will only add fuel to the fire.

118 Revolt broke out when the government decided to raise the price of bread.

119 She could only raise her hand in a gesture of benediction.

120 The 4% pay raise was the result of some hard bargaining .

121 'Don't ask,' he said, whenever Ginny ventured to raise the subject.

122 If you raise your hands, I'll answer questions one at a time.

123 Ladies and gentlemen, will you raise your glasses to the bride and groom.

124 The Marines climbed to the roof of the embassy building to raise the American flag.

125 I'll raise the subject when a suitable occasion offers itself.

126 They finally managed to raise him at Miller's sheep farm.

127 Every year we have charity days to raise money for unfortunate people.

128 We want to raise our children to be decent men and women.

129 These new measures will do nothing to raise school standards: they may be positively damaging.

130 There was a short skirmish between the political party leaders when the government announced it was to raise taxes.

131 We are working in association with a number of local companies to raise money for the homeless.

132 The matter you raise is rather tangential to this discussion.

133 The Prime Minister emphasized that there are no plans to raise taxes.

134 If we raise our import duties on their goods, they may retaliate against us.

135 The stark fact is that even with more time, we still couldn't raise enough money.

136 The goal is to raise as much money as possible.

137 Well, whoop-de-doo, they're offering us a 0.5 per cent pay raise!

138 The world No. 9 had to raise his game to see off a strong challenge from Dale.

139 They're going to try and raise the wreck from the sea bed.

140 There are a hundred and one ways in which you can raise money.

141 Doctors have backed plans to raise the tax on cigarettes.

142 Don't raise your hopes too high[], or you may be disappointed.

143 The Slovenians say they can raise an army of 20,000 men.

144 We're trying to raise awareness about the environment in general and air pollution in particular .

145 The house seller may try to play one buyer off against another, to raise the price.

146 The country needs to raise enough hard currency to pay for its oil imports.

147 The organisers hope to raise as much as ￡6m for charity.

148 The government's decision to raise taxes has caused a great furore.

149 The aim is to raise money for workers who have fallen on hard times.

150 We were forced to raise the price. When people or things rise, they move from a lower to a higher position:She rose from the chair.

151 They'll need to raise £1 million in venture capital if they're to get the business off the ground.

152 They had a football match to raise cash for the hospital.

153 I'll raise both hands in favor of damming the river.

154 Stan's dad died, leaving his mother to raise three sons alone.

155 The object of the exercise is to raise money for the charity.

156 The Republic of Ireland is expected to raise interest rates.

157 I hammered on all the doors to raise the alarm.

158 Why risk life and limb jumping out of a plane just to raise money for charity?

159 A local doctor was the first to raise the alarm about this latest virus.

160 This tax would raise petrol prices by about 3.5p per litre.

161 We must do everything we can to raise the people's living standards.

162 I'll raise both hands in favour of damming the river.

163 As I have already mentioned[ ], I doubt that we will able to raise all the money we need.

164 She was apt to raise her voice and wave her hands about.

165 This is all part of a new back-to-basics campaign to raise standards.

166 This sheet contained a list of problems a patient might like to raise with the doctor.

167 In order to raise funds,Jane had to part with all her property.

168 The team will go racing next year if - and it's a very big if - they can raise six million pounds.

169 How were they going to raise enough money for it?

170 His main task is to raise enough finance to repay secured loans.

171 She felt it incumbent upon/on her to raise the subject at their meeting.

172 They didn't want to raise any false hopes, but they believed her husband had escaped capture.

173 They did a charity performance on the first night, to raise money for AIDS research.

174 The main function of the merchant banks is to raise capital for industry.

175 You should raise a rumpus about the lack of safety routines here.

176 Did he ever lose his temper, ever raise his voice ?

177 The increase in interest rates will raise the cost of living.

178 I'll raise hell with whoever is responsible for this mess.

179 Surely the local business community could have rallied to raise the cash.

180 The trade unions bargained away their rights in exchange for a small pay raise.

181 The merchant banks raise capital for industry. They don't actually put it up themselves.

182 From what I could gather, he was trying to raise money by organising festivals.

183 They are not sure how they will raise the finances to go on the trip.

184 He was too weak to raise even the smallest of cries.

185 My overriding concern is to raise the standards of state education.

186 Raise your leg and hold for a count of ten.

187 The university is working to raise the number of students from state schools.

188 The crew of the ship are calling for a raise in pay.

189 It will be well-nigh impossible to raise that amount of money.

190 By broadening the tax base , he could raise more revenues.

191 If the speeches are not going well, ask Paula to speak; she can always raise a laugh.

192 The hospital has launched an appeal to raise money for new equipment.

193 I'd like to raise a new question before the meeting is over.

194 The government has manifestly failed to raise educational standards,[http:///raise.html] despite its commitment to do so.

195 Working in an unemployment office had helped to raise his political consciousness.

196 The government is scrabbling around for ways to raise revenue without putting up taxes.

197 I feel I must raise my voice against suggested changes in the law.

198 Worse of all, their reflective glasses coated with silver or gold mirror films raise the temperature of the surrounding air.

199 He plans to raise the company's return on equity to 15%.

200 Raise one foot, curl the toes and point the foot down-wards.

201 Now, if you'd all please raise your glasses, I'd like to propose a toast to the bride and groom.

202 Women feel professionally penalized for taking time off to raise children.

203 The purpose of the trip is to raise funds for the election campaign.

204 I don't want to raise any false hopes,() but I believe your son is still alive.

205 We hold a dance every year to raise money for charity.

206 The group is trying to raise public awareness about homelessness.

207 His jokes didn't even raise a smile, which was embarrassing.

208 Charity workers must constantly raise more cash for the needy.

209 Several famous alumni have agreed to help raise money for the school's restoration fund.

210 The only way to preserve democracy is to raise hell about its shortcomings.

211 We have had to raise our prices because of rising costs.

212 Anyone wishing to dissent from the motion should now raise their hand.

213 By broadening the tax base the chancellor could raise more revenues.

214 The bank staff got up to all sorts of antics to raise money for charity.

215 Their aim is to raise a million pounds to get the homeless off the streets.

216 The hospital is trying to raise funds for a new kidney machine.

217 The Trust hopes to raise $1 million to buy land.

218 Raise the seedlings in the greenhouse, and transplant when the weather becomes warmer.

219 I am negotiating with financiers to raise seed capital for my latest venture.

220 You can get fit, and at the same time raise money for a worthy cause .

221 A sale is being held to raise funds for the school.

222 If we can raise enough money,[/raise.html] there's a fighting chance we can save the project.

223 We aim to raise the visibility of ethnic minorities in our organization.

224 They are going to raise the level of the banks to prevent flooding.

225 The government has encountered strong opposition to its plans to raise income tax.

226 It was time for Dean to settle down and raise a family .

227 By broadening the tax base he could raise more revenue.

228 The Raleigh International Bike Ride is open to anyone who wants to raise money for a good cause.

229 It had been a difficult day but she managed to raise a smile.

230 I didn't know if I could raise a child by myself.

231 I am organising a benefit gig in Bristol to raise these funds.