Raise in a sentence

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Sentences with raise

Sentences 76 to 100 of 557.

# Sentence  
76. They took advantage of the stock price increase to raise the idea of building a new factory.
77. Today's agenda concerns the re-election of the student council. If anybody wishes to stand as a candidate, please raise your hand.
78. The Government seems intent upon silencing an organization which has done so much to raise awareness of the human rights situation in Sudan.
79. Er, well, I'd like to take a vote. Would people in favour of Mr Ogawa's proposition please raise their hands.
80. When the tip was a lone dime thrown into a glass, the waitress would raise the glass while hastily preparing the table for the next customer. She would then spill the water and that would be it.
81. God provides the wind, but man must raise the sails.
82. It was a mistake for such a young parent to have, and raise a child.
83. Why did you turn down his request for a pay raise?
84. The coward is the first to raise his fist.
85. I promise you that you'll get a raise after a year.
86. I don't want to raise false hopes.
87. Raise your hand.
88. They shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks; One nation shall not raise the sword against another, nor shall they train for war again.
89. She's really pissed off that she wasn't given a raise.
90. I can't believe he had the balls to ask the boss for a raise.
91. "Just go in and tell the boss you want a raise." "That's easier said than done."
92. Don't presume to tell me how to raise my children!
93. They oppose the plan to raise taxes.
94. My boss refused my request for a raise.
95. Mary requested a raise from her boss.
96. How much more so for my father, the honourable Mr Jia, who is generous and chivalrous, anxious to help those in difficulty, deals with people’s problems, and helps people marry off their daughters and raise their sons; examples of these cannot be counted on one’s fingers. He spends money like dirt, much of it for other people.
97. My mother worked hard in order to raise us.
98. The documentary is meant to raise consciousness about the plight of the poor.
99. Try to raise this topic when you speak to her!
100. They refused to accept the pay raise.

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