Example sentences of "[noun] [was/were] raised [prep] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even though reactionary voices were raised in opposition to this , both in Parliament and by some campaigners , ( particularly the National Schizophrenia Fellowship , who wished to reverse the policy on the basis of the misguided notion that this would remove the problem of homeless , drifting , mentally disordered people ) , the disasters of the past thirty years of unplanned discharge can not be reversed by bolting the stable door now . |
| 2 | The maximum fine for water pollution was raised from £2,000 to £20,000 , and that of littering from £400 to £1,000 . |
| 3 | On the Stock Exchange the dividend per share was raised from 3.2p to 6p and earnings per share rose from 10.21p to 13.29p . |
| 4 | Interest rates were raised in response to these problems ( refer to Chapter 12 ) — bank base rates were raised in steps from 7½ per cent in May 1988 to 15 per cent in October 1989 — and mortgage rates followed the interest rate trend . |
| 5 | The interim dividend was raised from 3.75p to 5p . |
| 6 | This sum was raised from £20,500 to £21,300 in the 1987 budget . |
| 7 | Also , the threshold for requiring licensed appraisals on loans secured by real estate was raised from $50,000 to $100,000 . |