Example sentences of "raised [prep] the [noun] to " in BNC.

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1 What is interesting about them is that while the development corporations acquired powers that gave them a great deal of autonomy within their own territories , there is today a variety of questions to be raised about the extent to which their ‘ success ’ was secured at the expense of other policies to which they ‘ ought ’ to have related .
2 An assessment was raised for the year to 31 January 1978 , in the absence of accounts , which was subsequently confirmed by the General Commissioners .
3 The third , already made half of stone , would be raised through the night to ground level and across that , the attack would be made in the dark just before dawn .
4 It is that race of ‘ wise serpents ’ whose totem was the Hooded Cobra found inscribed on the soapstone seals of the Indus Valley who are the Nagas of Indian philosophy , and that is why the Cobra , known as Nag or Naga , has been raised throughout the country to the rank of a Divine Being .
5 ERLE C.J. : The question raised by the demurrer to the replication to the fourth plea is , whether there was a consideration to support the action on the promise to pay an annuity of £150 per annum … … .
6 The valiant efforts of at Kilburn brought the total amount raised by the store to over £850. dressed as a clown to sell door knockers and held a collection .
7 He raised £300 which brought the total raised by the store to £695 .
8 Yet beyond all these sums levied directly from the clergy by the king , there were papal taxes raised by the pope to the benefit , intentionally or eventually , of the king .
9 It would be useful to further explore some themes raised by the contributions to this section , First , in an age of constrained budgets , how do national institutions afford the infrastructure in order to take advantage of these new opportunities ?
10 The Executive will have to decide whether to add the money raised by the appeal to the £5,000 or retain it as a part-contribution towards the pledge we made .
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