Example sentences of "to raise [noun pl] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I HAVE long been impressed by the number of careless references in the Scriptures to the faithful blithely taking it upon themselves to raise houses to the Lord . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | The agreement was described by the Financial Times of May 16 as " designed to remove any need to raise taxes during the politically sensitive phase of completing reunification " . |
| 4 | One was the ‘ ship money ’ controversy , which was the question of whether or not the King had the authority to raise taxes without the permission of parliament . |
| 5 | I made no protest for the simplest of all reasons — that I shared the Chancellor 's judgment that it was necessary to raise taxes in the Budget . ’ |
| 6 | What raises Eliot above the entrapping circles of city and savage is what for him has continually to raise words towards the Word , something made available in partial revelations . |
| 7 | In the first study , carried out by the Institute of Manpower Studies and the RNC , researchers have concluded that the experience of PRP for nurses in the USA has produced ‘ sufficient evidence to raise doubts about the efficiency of monetary incentives in raising employee performance in the public sector ’ . |
| 8 | Lawfulness is clearly an issue in so far as one of the fundamental principles of the British , no less than most other constitutions , is that government action should take place under the authority of , and in accordance with law the narrow literal meaning of the rule of law — so that repeated unlawful actions or a perceived casualness towards the duty to comply with the law would in itself begin to raise doubts about the legitimacy of governmental action . |
| 9 | It was merely a passage ( sufficiently relevant to be acceptable to the judge as a subject of cross-examination ) that could be used to raise doubts in the minds of those in Court as to your ability to pronounce on the matter under trial . |
| 10 | The funding was organised by Brigitte Schafer from Frauenkulturhaus in Frankfurt who managed to raise funds through the Green Party in Germany in order to pay all the European representatives to attend . |
| 11 | ‘ I will be thinking of you all and wishing you continued good fortune with your worthwhile venture , ’ said Sharron , who was the star of a promotional video used to raise funds towards the pool reopening . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | The group will also be organising events to raise funds for the Irish Student Defence Fund which has been st up c/o USI . |
| 15 | THE stall to raise funds for the Petersfield open air pool , which pitched outside Lloyds Bank recently , made . |
| 16 | Albert was the name given to this tank built in 1918 on the frame of an old 1885 tramcar which toured the town to raise funds for the war effort . |
| 17 | To raise funds for the buildings , it was resolved that ‘ friends of the Institution should be requested to lend money on interest at three per cent per annum — the principal to be repaid as soon as funds of the College were found sufficient for that purpose ’ . |
| 18 | Alton Rotaract challenged the Rotary Club to a game of skittles to raise funds for the Barnardos Century Makers Appeal . |
| 19 | Asked to organise a tea party to raise funds for the Royal British Legion women 's section 's national birthday scheme , Liphook branch hit on the idea of turning theirs into a Mad Hatter 's tea party . |
| 20 | At the moment we shall be taking a break but if anyone else would like to raise funds for the Trust or wants information we would be delighted to do what we can to help . ’ |
| 21 | Organised by the Musician 's Institute of London to raise funds for the most deserving student , the line-up so far includes Frank Gambale , Phil Hilborne , Geoff Whitehorn , Lawrence Cottle , Jim Mullen , Mo Foster , Keith More , Tony Muschamp and Neal Wilkinson , which should guarantee some significant musical action . |
| 22 | The show is to raise funds for the Great Ormond Street Hospital . |
| 23 | A PRINT DEPICTING a pair of 229 Squadron Hurricanes flying low over a locomotive pulling passenger carriages to the Ashford to Redhill railway line in the Autumn of 1940 is being auctioned by forms of tender to raise funds for the RAF Benevolent Fund . |
| 24 | However , machine knitters need not be deterred from contributing to this worthwhile cause as , after they have been exhibited and judged , all garments entered will be sold to raise funds for the Association . |
| 25 | However , the really big prize is that your garment will be sold , after judging , to raise funds for the Stroke Association . |
| 26 | Head to the beautiful banks of Loch Tay in Scotland for a non-stop weekend of exciting activities to raise funds for the Telethon Appeal . |
| 27 | have a small stock remaining of their Centenary Souvenir Dinner Brochures , and would be happy to send them out to keen rugby folk in return for a cheque for just £1.50 , which will be used to raise funds for the paraplegic centre at Stoke Mandeville . |
| 28 | A sales stand is regularly situated on Rothley station in order to raise funds for the restoration work , Richard Derry will be delighted to hear from you at . |
| 29 | Footnote : The annual Cliff Richard Pro Celebrity Tennis event , which has in the past enticed such unlikely names as onto court to raise funds for the Tennis Development Trust , will this year be played at the National Indoor Arena , in Birmingham , in December . |
| 30 | NEWARK AIR MUSEUM have launched an appeal to raise funds for the restoration of their General Aircraft Monospar ST.12 VH–UTH . |