Example sentences of "[noun sg] to raise [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course opting-out is a nonsense which will undermine rather than reinforce the Government 's professed ambition to raise standards in schools . |
| 2 | Now that circumstances have conspired to make an immediate share issue an unattractive option , Dell Computer Corp is looking around for the best alternative to raise cash to finance its soaraway growth . |
| 3 | It raised input costs , thereby tending to reduce profitability and intensifying the pressure on industry to raise prices ( much fixed capital could no longer be operated profitably at existing output prices ) . |
| 4 | PUPILS are selling themselves into slavery this week in a bid to raise money for a worthy cause . |
| 5 | To celebrate its 50th anniversary , Oxfam has teamed up with Proton Cars in a bid to raise £1,000,000 . |
| 6 | He is tackling the journey in a bid to raise £1,000 for research into breast cancer . |
| 7 | WIMBLEDON have put top players Warren Barton , Robbie Earle and John Scales up for auction in a desperate bid to raise £2 million by the New Year . |
| 8 | Cray Computer Corp , Colorado Springs , says it will start shipping its first scaled-down versions of the much-delayed Cray-3 in a bid to raise cash . |
| 9 | Meanwhile , Cray Computer Corp , Colorado Springs , says it will start shipping its first scaled-down versions of the much-delayed Cray-3 in a bid to raise cash . |
| 10 | Leslie and Linda Skelhorne , of Runcorn , received the letter wishing them well in their bid to raise cash to send Shaun , five , to the Higashi Institute in Boston . |
| 11 | He is to spearhead a bid to raise cash for a new hospice , hospital and day centre in Hindley , near Wigan . |
| 12 | However , Western scientists allege that the Russians are exaggerating the dangers in a bid to raise funds to clean up the wreck . |
| 13 | In a bid to raise funds , the foundation is asking farmers to donate £1 for each animal or pen of animals sold through livestock auctions next week ( starting September 6 ) . |
| 14 | THREE Darlington men , appalled at an attack on a blind woman , have launched a bid to raise funds to buy a guide dog . |
| 15 | THREE Darlington men appalled at an attack on a blind woman have launched a bid to raise funds to buy a guide dog . |
| 16 | Regulars from several Hartlepool pubs are due to gather in the Park Hotel today for a 12-hour charity quiz to raise money for the Telethon appeal . |
| 17 | That this is a determined attempt to restrict access is obvious from the efforts being made by the opposition to raise funds to have the protection of the Rights of Way Act removed . |
| 18 | Hairflair Editor , Sue Rouse , took a spin to raise money in the Proton Test Drive Campaign . |
| 19 | Iran 's Oil Minister Gholamreza Agazadeh urged on Sept. 16 that OPEC should " seriously consider " taking action to raise prices towards the current reference price of US$21 a barrel . |
| 20 | Ironically , implementing a programme to raise people above this poverty level may , initially , be far from popular , although sweeteners , like a double Christmas bonus , will do much to pacify any adverse reaction . |
| 21 | As part of our programme to raise funds , we have fixed up a lecture by Chris Bonington in London on Wednesday , October 16 . |
| 22 | BINSTED resident Judith Stephens , who recently launched a One Hundred Club to raise money for Breakthrough , is appealing for more support . |
| 23 | On 17 April , several days after the conclusion of the protest , the government announced its intention to raise teachers ' salaries and spend more in the next year on education . |
| 24 | A spokesman for neighbouring Cleveland county council said they had been ‘ well aware of the Government 's intention to raise teacher 's salary well above the rate of inflation with a General Election coming up ’ . |
| 25 | Mina 's attempt to seize Pamplona in 1814 was a purely personal undertaking , but in 1815 Porlier 's attempt to raise Corunna was supported by the town 's leading liberals and earned enough popular support for ‘ serenades and a brilliant illumination ’ . |
| 26 | His recent conversion to Christianity , his gruelling exposure to the banking system in his attempt to raise money for the rites , and his position as arbitrator between the old Tominah priests and representatives of the Jakarta government were getting him down . |
| 27 | They concocted a shopping list of stars , which included Queen , Peter Gabriel and Dire Straits , in an attempt to raise £250,000 for local charities , announced their plans and then started trying to secure the groups . |
| 28 | This could follow if the capital goods producing industries faced capacity constraints in their attempt to raise output in the short run . |
| 29 | An attempt to raise awareness of the symptoms , which resemble those of flu or measles , will be an important part of the one point two million pound advertising campaign . |
| 30 | CLIFFORD GERMAN , City Editor , analyses the Chancellor 's attempt to raise revenue without halting the recovery |