Example sentences of "raise [noun pl] for the " in BNC.

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1 Roger Green and Peter Katin gave delightful concerts to demonstrate the new instrument which provided an opportunity for graduates to come back to the University , meet old friends again and raise funds for the Foundation .
2 TONIGHT ten City firms will compete for the title of Financial Brain Game Champions 1992 — and raise funds for the charity ActionAid .
3 Ambassador to the USA and Lady Renwick ) is also intended to stimulate American patronage and raise funds for the Royal Academy and the Royal Marsden Cancer Appeal ( tickets from the organizer on 0799 52699 ) .
4 ‘ We used to have to go to them all and raise funds for the old Alma Mater .
5 ‘ We all feel badly let down , ’ said Margaret Basterfield , of the Friends Of The Institute which raises funds for the charity .
6 While the nation raises funds for the annual appeal , Group employees could become stars and feature live on television .
7 Furthermore , the absence of a British standardisation raises problems for the use of the test with British children .
8 The finding about ‘ ? s ’ also raises problems for the BCG .
9 As with all attempts to develop an anti-discriminatory approach , the process raises dilemmas for the practitioner :
10 We have seen that issues of causation and blameworthiness raise problems for the courts when deciding whether the plaintiff 's conduct was sufficiently serious to deserve a reduction in his entitlement to damages , or to deserve no damages at all .
11 I checked her out with the FBI and she raised funds for the IRA in the United States — not illegal at that time — and carried the money across to her IRA contacts every month .
12 The event raised funds for the parish and also provided an excellent night out for lots of families .
13 A spectacular opening to the £65,000 clinic designed as a counselling centre and to treat children with special needs ; the clinic 's being named after the rock musician Steve Winwood , who raised funds for the centre where his wife Gina is a voluntary helper .
14 The accelerated process of German unification raised problems for the European Communities ( EC ) .
15 The allegations , which coincided with the opening in October of a fatal accident inquiry into the Lockerbie air disaster [ see p. 37732 ] , raised questions for the first time about the widely held view that the bombing had been the work of a German-based cell of the PFLP-GC [ see pp. 37897-98 ] .
16 And a recent trip by the mayor of Las Vegas has raised hopes for the sale of the train as a gamblers ' special to link the city with Los Angeles .
17 The signature of the accord raised hopes for the early reopening of the giant Panguna copper mine on the island , which had employed 2,000 people and provided 40 per cent of PNG 's export revenue before its enforced closure in May 1989 .
18 During his campaign , he promised not to raise taxes for the middle classes ; he is now faced with the realisation that if he is to cut the deficit and fulfil his promises to improve social welfare , education and training and to overhaul health provisions , then tax increases which extend beyond the seriously wealthy are unavoidable .
19 Nine-year-old Joanne had been at the fete helping to give pony rides to help raise funds for the Longeval Animal Sanctuary Trust , which is run by her mother , Cindy .
20 At a private dinner last week in Prague the prince and Mr Havel , playwright and former President of Czechoslovakia , discussed all the details of the organisation , which they hope will raise funds for the preservation of Prague 's architectural heritage .
21 Along with that it will be informing local people about epilepsy to create a greater public understanding of the condition , will raise funds for the association , and represent its aims and objectives at local levels .
22 Meanwhile members recently organised a bring and buy to help raise funds for the club and Connie said every event was held in a warm and relaxed atmosphere .
23 The world 's top fashion designers have been creating spectacular outfits to help raise funds for the charity Oxfam in its fiftieth year .
24 Friends of Washington Wildfowl and Wetlands Centre AGM , come along and see how you can raise funds for the centre , District 15 , Washington , 7.30pm .
25 Sands will also raise funds for the maternity ward at Darlington Memorial Hospital .
26 In September 1983 we launched the ‘ 200 Club ’ to help raise funds for the Society .
27 Teams from RAF Manston and Kent policemen pulled a Concorde along the runway at RAF Manston , to raise funds for the Vulcan Association and the RAF Benevolent Fund .
28 British Legion was able to raise funds for the erection of a Servicemen 's Memorial Club in Bourne Place , just off the Chiswick High Road , between Dukes Avenue and Duke Road .
29 The group will also be organising events to raise funds for the Irish Student Defence Fund which has been st up c/o USI .
30 THE stall to raise funds for the Petersfield open air pool , which pitched outside Lloyds Bank recently , made .
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