I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
born and raised (= was born and grew up )
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I was born and raised in Alabama.
bring up/raise a subject (= deliberately start talking about it )
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You brought the subject up, not me.
carry/raise/wave etc the banner of sth (= publicly support a particular belief etc )
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She’d never felt the need to carry the banner of feminism.
consciousness raising
end/lift/raise a siege (= end a siege )
increase/improve/raise productivity
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ways of increasing productivity
increase/raise spending
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He has increased public spending and raised taxes.
increase/raise the rent ( also put up the rent British English )
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The landlord wants to put up the rent.
lift/raise/revive sb’s spirits (= make them feel happier )
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A brisk walk helped to lift my spirits.
lower/raise the age (= at which something can be done )
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The voting age was lowered from 21 to 18.
provoke/spark/raise a storm (= make it start )
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This decision provoked a storm of protest from civil rights organizations.
put up/increase/raise a price
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Manufacturers have had to put their prices up.
raise a point (= mention it )
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I was going to raise that point.
raise a possibility (= say or show that something may happen or may be true )
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The government has raised the possibility of an early election next year.
raise a problem (= mention it, so that people can discuss it )
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He also raised the problem of noise from planes taking off and landing.
raise a question (= bring it to people’s attention )
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This study raises several important questions.
raise a threshold
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They should raise the threshold to at least £245 a week.
raise an issue/bring up an issue (= say an issue should be discussed )
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Some important issues were raised at the meeting.
raise awareness (= improve people’s knowledge )
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Health officials have tried to raise awareness about AIDS.
raise cash
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She organized a series of events to raise cash for cancer charities.
raise concerns formal:
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The incident has raised concerns over safety at the power station.
raise doubts about sth (= make people unsure about something )
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His handling of the matter has raised doubts about his competence.
raise finance
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We need to raise finance for further research.
raise money (= do something to get money for a charity, school etc )
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The Christmas fair raises money for the school.
raise money/funds for charity
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A huge amount is raised for charity by the festival.
raise sb's expectations (= make someone expect more success, money etc )
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Having raised expectations, the government failed to live up to its promises.
raise sb’s hackles (= make someone angry )
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His tactless remarks were enough to raise anyone’s hackles.
raise sb’s hopes ( also get/build sb's hopes up ) (= make someone feel that what they want is likely to happen )
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I don't want to raise your hopes too much.
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Don’t build your hopes up, Julie. You’ll only get hurt.
raise suspicions (= make people think that someone has done something wrong )
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That fact immediately raised suspicions of Johnson's involvement in the incident.
raise the matter (with sb) (= discuss something with someone )
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If you need further training, raise the matter with your manager.
raise the temperature
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The thermostat allows you to raise the temperature.
raise wages
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He was able to raise the wages of some key staff.
raise your arm
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Stand with your feet apart and your arms raised above your head.
raise your hand ( also put your hand up ) (= lift your hand, especially when you want to ask or answer a question )
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If you know the answer, raise your hand.
raise your voice (= speak more loudly )
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She did not raise her voice, or express any anger.
raise/arouse/draw sb’s ire (= make someone angry )
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The proposal has drawn the ire of local residents.
raise/bring up a topic (= start talking about it )
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It’s still a very difficult topic to raise.
raise/build (up)/boost sb’s self-esteem
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Playing a sport can boost a girl’s self-esteem.
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students’ sense of self-esteem
raise/improve morale
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The special meetings were intended to raise morale.
raise/improve standards
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We are determined to raise standards in our schools.
raise/increase taxes ( also put up taxes British English )
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He claimed the Labour Party would put up taxes.
raise/increase the tension
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The arrests only served to raise the tension.
raise/lift your feet
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He raised his foot off the floor and rested it on a chair.
raise/lift your head (= look up )
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Tom raised his head to listen, then went back to his book.
raise/lower the ceiling (on sth)
raise/put up the rate
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If the banks raise interest rates, this will reduce the demand for credit.
raise/voice an objection (= make an objection )
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His father raised no objections when John told him that he wanted to become a dancer.
raising the spectre of
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The recession is again raising the spectre of unemployment.
wave/raise/show etc the white flag
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Despite the loss, the team refuses to wave the white flag and give up on the season.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
alarm
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Fred Goodyear was so shocked that it was more than eight hours before he raised the alarm .
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The Romantics had raised the alarm about the disintegration in modern society of much that is essential to the full human experience.
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And yesterday his heartbroken wife Jane slammed police for failing to find him after she raised the alarm 48 hours earlier.
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Most suits are filed after the scientific community or the press has already raised alarms .
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The scanner easily raises the alarm .
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Rex raised the alarm , and the entire crew rushed forward in the rain and darkness to try to limit the damage.
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Two cyclists eventually stopped and went off to raise the alarm .
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Reagan tried to raise the level of alarm .
army
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Pursued there and besieged, they fled by night to raise a loyal army , but found it pitiful in numbers.
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Some of the latter could if need be raise huge armies of native soldiers.
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He set about raising all army of his own to win back the lands lost in the recent campaign.
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By January he had raised an army of twenty-five thousand men and had headed north to intercept the forces of General Taylor.
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Desiderius responded to the Pope by raising an army and seizing Sinigaglia and Urbino, hitherto papal cities.
awareness
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The aim was to raise awareness of the plight of the homeless.
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And kids do think this campaign is raising the awareness of the benefits of drinking milk.
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At the same time, the net has helped relief agencies raise further awareness-and money-about crisis situations.
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Have events been organised to raise awareness among all staff of the recruitment problem ahead?
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Health visitors are joining the campaign to raise awareness .
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How are we to raise awareness ?
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The results will form an exhibition to raise funds and awareness for Living Earth's work.
cash
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He said the recession could even encourage MBOs as large companies raise cash by disposing of subsidiary organisations.
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There also is talk that the private company might go public, selling stock to raise more cash for growth.
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It also intends to issue a convertible bond to raise more cash to put towards paying off debts of around euro60 billion.
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The Contrafund, for example, raised its cash and bond weighting to 15. 4 percent from 9. 2 percent.
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However, as he is always telling us, he does not want local government to raise more cash .
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Oh, well, Democrats won the grandest prize but the Republicans raised the most cash .
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Last year 11,000 people walked a total of 120,000 miles to raise cash and protest against the slaughter of whales.
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Once you become an entrepreneur, it will be much harder to raise this kind of cash .
child
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And it has enacted an array of programs that further penalize women who try to raise their children at home.
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Have you ever thought, ruefully, that far from raising an obedient child you've become an obedient parent?
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If they do not, they can not preserve their identities or raise children to have both independent and family lives.
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It takes an entire village to raise a child .
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All of us who have raised children know how demanding and exhausting it can be.
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Despite the evidence that men can raise their children , most women still do not trust them.
concern
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Court of Appeals judges considered the bias issue and also raised concerns about technical aspects of Jackson's ruling.
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An increase in cotton exports would leave even lower stockpiles, raising concern about available supply.
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Democrats in the Senate also raised concerns about who would benefit.
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I worried that raising these more controversial concerns would hurt the movement.
doubt
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A few astronomers have raised doubts about this extrapolation from ordinary galaxies to all extragalactic objects.
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But the $ 100 million miss raises new doubts about when that will be.
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Only a few Marxists raise fundamental doubt about Therborn's assumption above that in liberal democracy the exploiting minority rules through elections.
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I raised some of these doubts with Einar one night during semaphore practice.
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Research has also raised doubts about the role of imitation in children's learning of language.
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Our job, after all, is merely to raise a doubt .
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So instead of providing reassurance, it raises doubts in customers' minds.
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This raises doubts about some of the signposts the Fed used to rely on.
eyebrow
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And Flanagan raised even more eyebrows when he recommended Best, his unknown assistant, as his successor.
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Sexually, the movie may raise some eyebrows .
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One guy put in a pressure of 120 psi, which raised my eyebrows not a little.
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Neil asked, raising his eyebrows .
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It sank for a moment, then rose again, and Alexei saw Jotan raise his eyebrows .
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They look at one another and raise their eyebrows .
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But for many, stories about one night-stands are more inclined to raise eyebrows than get them giggling.
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The power that these organisations are beginning to exert is already raising eyebrows in the offices of some competition authorities.
family
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Members who are temporarily retired to raise families are also entitled to this concession.
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He must settle his life, and commit it to the needs of raising a family .
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Perhaps Reuben and Miriam were secretly not happy with the prospect of raising a family in Cork.
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At times, he was saddened by never having married and raised a family of his own.
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Many left to marry and raise families .
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Dole, raised in a Democratic family , registered as a Republican because the party dominated local politics.
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I must marry Selina and settle down and raise a family .
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How can siblings, raised in the same family , be so different?
finger
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I raised the fingers of one hand, and slowly I folded them into the palm.
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He starts to speak and she raises her finger to her lips.
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The bails remained on, but umpire Chris King raised his finger , indicating Border had got bat to ball.
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She raised a finger to her nose and blew air through the free nostril.
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Stephen pushed him away and raised his finger to his lips.
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Then she raised one finger in the air.
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Harold raised a finger , to indicate that they should listen.
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She looked over at Linda, deadpan, and raised two fingers .
flag
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In 1983, the moderate Republican Ripon Society raised warning flags , too.
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At night coyotes emerge to yip and yowl, raising their vocal flag proclaiming wilderness still holds territory deep within the city.
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The inquiry says he did not raise his flag an assertion he strongly denies.
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But these approaches might also raise red flags , said Rep.
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An estimated 12, 000 new apartments are scheduled to be built in 1996, raising the flag about too many apartments.
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But, come tomorrow, the Marines raise their flag over the airfield and take command.
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The famous sculpture of the Marines struggling to raise the flag on Iwo Jima serves as a backdrop.
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Who had raised the diaper flag ?
fund
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If funds are to be raised for more space, then the gallery must decide what that space would be for.
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And there were story ballets, too, lavish productions requiring extra-zealous fund-raising from Kirstein.
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The fund has already raised £13,000 and Ana-Maria was an early guest at the Skipton Ball, which raised some £3,000.
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With the matching funds , Pilachowski has raised more than $ 16, 000.
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Through a major media campaign it is seeking to obtain funds by raising public awareness of the museum's past history.
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Unfortunately, boom gave way to bust, and funds were never raised to replace most of the razed landmarks.
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Like every other club, you're trying to raise funds .
glass
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When Schmidt tapped the chauffeur's arm, the man pressed a button that raised a glass panel at his back.
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Did he raise a deregulated glass of cheer with his corporate buddies?
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You can also raise a glass or two at one of Nottingham's famous pubs.
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In the warm yellow light of the dining car windows I caught a glimpse of a woman raising a wine glass .
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A flushed and jolly character raises his glass among friends and family - how real, how reliable is that evidence?
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Gore appeared stone-faced and unwilling to toast as Li raised his glass .
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He raised his glass , toasting his host and hostess silently, his smile serene, sincere.
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We stared at each other for a moment and then she raised her glass .
hand
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As I lifted Becky she raised her hand and touched the statue.
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As Hal Owen looked to the pulpit, Father Tim raised his hand .
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It made a long-drawn-out noise which sounded like a high-pitched foghorn and backed away, raising its hands to its mouth.
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When she saw herself in the mirror, she smiled and raised a hand to her mouth.
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She watched him raise one hand to rub the nape of his neck, then flex his shoulder muscles.
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Slowly he raised one hand and gently cupped her face.
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He'd soon know; the chief had raised one hand in a gesture of dismissal.
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She raised a hand and fingered her heavy silver earrings, trying to compose herself.
head
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Interracial couples were under surveillance wherever the poor things raised their heads anywhere in the city.
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Knock it senseless every hour when it raised its fanged head and decided to sharpen its nasty little claws.
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I raised it, as some sweating weight lifter might raise above his head his dumbbells of iron.
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As with any form of power carving, safety raises its cautious head , especially when using the silver burrs.
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Simon raised his head from the drinking fountain.
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Lying as shown, raise the elbows, head and shoulders towards the knees and hold up for 5 counts.
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Exhausted, the old man raised his head and said nothing, then half closed his eyes and stopped breathing.
hope
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From April, child benefits are to be raised in the hope of encouraging parents to produce a few more babies.
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To raise her hope unnecessarily would be unforgivable.
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Her view of the interior of the shed was limited but what she did see raised her hopes .
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The script fits Steve Forbes, whose self-financed run for the Republican presidential nomination is raising hopes and hackles.
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It is unfair on the candidates to raise their hopes unnecessarily, and is a waste of your own time.
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That would raise unjustified hopes and there had been no reciprocation.
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By exploring these events in detail, will we raise false hopes that athletics is a special path to mystic insight?
issue
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This raises the issue whether cross-cultural training can be effective without language training.
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The Bush proposal for annual testing raises other issues .
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The functional rather than case-finding approach to this screening raises different issues .
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Later, at a meeting of his department heads, Dieter raised the issue .
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He raises a range of issues into which the statutory inquiry must look.
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Women are better off raising the issue and working through differences or even getting counseling before having a child.
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This type of secondary prevention does however raise serious and controversial issues about social and medical ethics.
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We have raised the issues , the United Nations has raised the issues, Amnesty International has raised the issues.
level
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Broadly speaking, strong winds raise the water level in the direction towards which the wind blows.
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Economists studying states that have raised their minimum-wage levels have found that employment actually expanded.
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In post-colonial economies there is a continuing reliance on raising levels of absolute rather than the relative surplus value of labour.
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Whether alcohol ingestion actually raises the level of biologically active testosterone is unknown.
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Real wage cuts, by reducing aggregate demand, raise the level of Keynesian unemployment.
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Its overall effect is to raise serum ionized calcium levels and lower serum phosphorus levels.
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They lifted the canal over the hill, raising the water level by 75 feet.
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Saturated fat, the kind of fat that hardens at room temperature, raises the levels of bad cholesterol.
matter
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I raise this matter also because my constituency has a high percentage of unfit housing.
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He had not demurred when Helms raised the matter before the closed-door meeting.
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In view of the Government's unsatisfactory reply, I intend to raise that matter again on the Adjournment.
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It would be more correct to raise the matter in debate.
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I do not apologise for raising the matter on more than one occasion in interventions and again in my own speech.
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I did not trouble to raise the matter with Keeble.
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I hope that there may be other opportunities for the hon. Gentleman to raise this matter this week.
money
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The airports can often raise money by issuing bonds to investors, but they tend to be managed unimaginatively.
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Step Two was supposed to keep the government from being able to raise money in the capital markets to maintain current operations.
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But before raising the money you must decide how much work you are going to do yourself.
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Q.. You raised money for your 1994 race as an outsider and for your 1996 race as an incumbent.
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The next step is to raise yet more money to renovate the other side.
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The only alternative to raising huge sums of money is to have it already.
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The film, which is based on the story of Peter Pan, will raise money for a children's hospital ward.
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Though the main purpose was to raise money , the crowd count was also useful for political chest-pounding.
objection
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I do not remember that anyone present raised a serious objection to any of the arrangements described by McFarlane.
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She appeared to be raising no objection .
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That way nobody would raise too many objections about Emily going out to work.
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The wire service Reuter also has raised objections .
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He could have raised objections to Father Kipling's arguments -; but then he could have raised objections to his objections.
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And as prosecutors employ the strategy elsewhere, other defendants may raise objections .
possibility
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These results raise the possibility that Dupuytren's disease is a T-cell-mediated autoimmune disorder.
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North raised the possibility that Button went off course because of oxygen deprivation.
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In the south the enforcement of a no-fly zone by western aircraft has raised the possibility of a Shia secession.
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This raised the possibility that some one had pocketed the difference, the report said.
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This raises the possibility that any effect of risk may operate only within individual junctions and not across all junctions.
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The issue has recently been raised by the possibility that many criminals show an anomaly in their chromosomes.
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All of which raises an intriguing possibility .
price
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Many of the mergers were designed to set up monopolies to raise prices in industries such as steel, electric power and railways.
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Separately, Chrysler said it is raising prices on its 1997 Jeep Wrangler by $ 705 to $ 755 a vehicle.
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By November 1, it says, its government is ordered to raise the price of cooking gas by 80 %.
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If the greedy nutmeg makers raise the price , most of us will not notice or care.
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It is, at least, doing its best to raise the price of cigarettes.
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One of the key actions taken was to raise market prices immediately to increase revenues and thereby achieve the 1984 plan.
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It is not simply about raising the price of a paperback; many more fundamental problems arise.
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United raised its prices in response to hikes at competitors, said Mr Hopkins.
problem
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The hon. Members for Birkenhead and for Withington raised the problem of evictions.
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But local attorney Bill Risner raises a potential problem for Scott on the governance side of the conflict equation.
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This raises problems where the plaintiff was drunk at the time.
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But, as Helen Puckett can tell you, that raises other problems .
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So having to make seams raises the problem of cross-matching.
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This, however raises a problem .
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The secretive nature of crime raises a number of problems for the study of crime.
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The problem may be so severe that a teacher may raise questions about attention problems or even the possibility of medication.
profile
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Lothian Catering Services decided to launch its own cookbook to raise its profile both inside and outside the Region.
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The two-day festival is an attempt to introduce more viewers to the series and raise its profile .
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It has raised the profile of solicitors that when we act for clients, we act in a professional capacity.
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Last year, as Weld sought to raise his national political profile by backing California Gov.
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But he is raising his public profile with newspaper interviews on issues such as black empowerment.
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Horn said during the 1992 games in Barcelona, Seiko raised its profile as an Olympic sponsor through heavy advertising.
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And raise your profile at the same time.
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We're backing a nationwide Ride to Work Day to raise the profile of motorcycling.
question
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It raises almost as many questions as it provides answers, but it has not been challenged before us.
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This raises the question of whether it is necessary to represent objects at the single cell level.
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This last point raises a fundamental question about the nature and function of standing rules.
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Which raises the question of why the males' lovers do not simply become extra wives.
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This raises the prior question of whether we can usefully speak of control, except perhaps of systems controlled by people.
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That raises obvious questions about the priorities of federal drug enforcement agents and prosecutors.
rate
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Back in 1988 he had the nerve to raise interest rates on the eve of the Republican convention.
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Blinder argued for lowering rates , and never officially dissented when the board was raising rates in 1994.
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This may raise call rates , both generally and at night.
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To head off that possibility, the central bank raised short-term interest rates seven times in 1994 and 1995.
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If the bigger societies feel their savings are threatened they would raise their mortgage rates to compete.
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Or you can raise the overall tax rate .
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Remember, one objective of Compacts is to raise the participation rate in education post-16. 15.
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The parliament would have the power to raise or lower tax rates by 3 percent.
standard
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The quest to solve it involves raising the living standards of two-thirds of the world's population.
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We have begun the job of raising educational standards and breaking down the barriers between the vocational and the academic routes.
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Their results will be published in the belief, apparently, that this kind of accountability will help to raise standards .
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Officials are drafting the strategy, which aims to raise teaching standards through training and staff support.
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Progress in primary schools has laid the foundations for the drive to raise standards in secondary schools, announced last month.
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Quality standards in mental health care Most businesses rely on two complementary forces to ensure that they maintain and raise their standards.
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The presentation of an illuminated address to her in 1904 acknowledged her lifelong work in raising the whole standard of poor-law administration.
subject
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Jean-Claude raised the subject of a piano again.
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He seemed loath to raise the subject and I did not see why I should do so.
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Voice over Parents think the cards are a good way to raise the subject of safety.
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Should staff raise the subject with all patients?
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He raises a subject that he has discussed with me.
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She did not raise the subject again.
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He often raises that subject , and we understand his desperation about what will happen to his seat at the next election.
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He had not raised the subject .
tax
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In 1996, a further modification to the system was agreed, giving regional governments important new responsibilities to raise tax revenues.
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The Front had promised victory and had raised taxes to pay for it.
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Labour said it would raise taxes and was subject to the most sustained derision, as well as black propaganda.
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In response, the government declared an economic emergency last month, raising taxes and cutting expenses.
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Zemstva could raise taxes and had the right to make representations to the central government.
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They also hope the action will remind voters that it was Democrats who last raised their taxes .
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Dole voted to raise payroll taxes .
voice
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Jackson raised his voice a notch.
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Many of them raised their voices in song and prayer.
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She did not raise her voice , or express any anger; it was a plain statement of fact.
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As unthinkable as Peter raising his voice to Our Lord.
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Anger is usually expressed by raising the voice .
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You raised your voice , okay, and that was wrong.
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Trevor inexhaustible, living on Ryvita and coffee, never lost it, never raised his voice , and was always reasonable.
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When he wished to indicate sincerity, he raised his voice .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
not lift/raise a finger
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I do all the work around the house - Frank never lifts a finger .
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King Charles did not lift a finger to save her.
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The Government are not lifting a finger to help the economy of Renfrewshire.
raise hell
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The kids can go in the den and raise hell without bothering us.
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It raises hell across the land.
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Now she raised hell with him about the letter in the paper.
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They raised hell for three weeks.
raise sb's profile
raise your eyebrows
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He raised his eyebrows but he didn't actually skewer my hand to his desk with his favourite kris.
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Rose raised his eyebrows and drank a cup of Mrs Burbanks' tea.
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She did not speak when he raised his eyebrows the second time, so in went onions, mustard and ketchup.
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She raised her eyebrows and drew out a hank of hair, backing slowly away from me.
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While he was pouring the drinks Ron the landlord raised his eyebrows at me.
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Your facial expressions can help to emphasize parts of your speech too: try smiling, scowling, or raising your eyebrows .
raise/lower the tone (of sth)
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Far from lowering the tone , the changes are set to improve it.
raise/sound the alarm
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Fred Goodyear was so shocked that it was more than eight hours before he raised the alarm .
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He sounded the alarm and the train stopped at St-Pierre-des-Corps, near Tours.
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He was one of the earliest to sound the alarm about the fate of churches and their contents.
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Stewart dispatched a column sounding the alarm .
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The Big Three began sounding the alarm in a big way when January sales figures were reported.
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They have lost no time in sounding the alarm about an impending famine, which they say threatens 1.9m people.
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Volcanologist Pierce Brosnan and small-town mayor Linda Hamilton sound the alarm .
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When the First Lady looked in on him and discovered he was missing, she panicked and sounded the alarm .
up/raise the ante
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Sanctions upped the ante considerably in the Middle East crisis.
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Creating an economic asset in the form of a parental dividend would obviously up the ante in these kinds of contentious issues.
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Logan said, referring to the Colorado Avalanche star whose $ 21-million contract upped the ante for Kariya.
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Looking to the future, however, the Forest Service decided to up the ante next time around.
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Palmer's contribution was to up the ante .
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Sometimes the parents upped the ante .
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The group mind plays Pong so well that Carpenter decides to up the ante .
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The owners are constantly carping about runaway salaries, then fall over themselves to jump the gun and up the ante .
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What they are now doing is compromising, in this half-baked manner, by raising the ante to 70.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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"Cheers, everyone!" said Larry, raising his glass.
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"Oh really?" Zack said, raising an eyebrow.
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A number of important issues were raised at the conference.
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All the major airlines have raised their fares.
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Efforts are being made to raise employee morale.
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He's raising the rent because he's fixed up the apartment.
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His sister raises horses in Colorado.
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I'll see your $5 and raise you $10.
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I raised my head and looked suspiciously around me.
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If you raise that metal bar, it turns off the ice maker.
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If you have any questions, please raise your hand.
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If you want to ask a question, please raise your hand first.
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It's the first school in Scotland to become self-governing, and has raised deep concerns in the local community.
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Last year we raised a good crop of onions.
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Lori raised her arms over her head.
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Mum raised her hand to hit me and then stopped.
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Our objective is to raise $200 for the school band.
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Roy's car raised a cloud of dust as he drove off.
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She raised her eyes from the newspaper when he came in.
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She felt so sad, she couldn't even raise a smile.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Each of them, however, raises certain basic requirements of a conceptual and empirical kind.
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He never raised his voice or appeared anything more than exasperated.
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In the early 1900s buyers of firms guessed they could raise cash flows through economies of scale and by limiting competition.
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Instead, the school is raising its standards and integrating real-world experiences for its students simultaneously.
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Meanwhile, low borrowing rates are enticing some junk-rated companies to raise money in the high-yield market.
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Over the last three years, tiger numbers have fallen from 44 to 15, raising fears for their viability.
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Second, to raise money for the 1996 campaign early.
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The Maryland Gazette raised the figure to 30, 000.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
pay
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For workers, bigger pay raises undoubtedly seemed overdue, and something to celebrate.
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Hough, 35, advocates making sacrifices in the district, such as not giving teacher pay raises .
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The first shot was a pay raise from $ 15, 000 to $ 24, 500.
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Republicans are likely to go along with the proposed pay raise amount.
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The pay raise also would cost agencies about $ 2. 2 million in fiscal 1998.
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Each year, instead of percentage pay raises , teachers could be compensated with stuff.
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They are considering 1 percent pay raises and $ 500 across-the-board annual pay hikes to take effect in April 1997.
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At the 80 % level, employees get a 3 % pay raise .
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get
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Guess who got his raise first.
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Even serial killers get cost-of-living raises if they happen to have a pension adjusted for inflation.
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Maintenance of Way workers are fighting to keep their pay rates in track with inflation, not to get a big raise .
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When Mr Non-Productive Employee gets a raise , it does a disservice to the productive employee.
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Prejean was the only one of the individuals who did not get a pay raise .
give
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In those days, they gave you a raise just for being in another movie.
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Other people were given raises .&038;.
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Hough, 35, advocates making sacrifices in the district, such as not giving teacher pay raises .
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There is nothing that obligates the university to give her any raises in the future.
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He was an ally rather than some one who just gave you a raise or dealt with your upset customers.
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One of your new employees wants to quit; do you give him a raise or let him go?
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Daley went even further, giving them raises .
receive
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Once they received a raise for their efforts.
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It is modeled after a program in North Carolina, where teachers received raises averaging 10 percent.
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Both children start at $ 35, 000 a year and receive annual raises of $ 1, 000.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
raise hell
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The kids can go in the den and raise hell without bothering us.
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It raises hell across the land.
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Now she raised hell with him about the letter in the paper.
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They raised hell for three weeks.
raise sb's profile
raise your eyebrows
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He raised his eyebrows but he didn't actually skewer my hand to his desk with his favourite kris.
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Rose raised his eyebrows and drank a cup of Mrs Burbanks' tea.
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She did not speak when he raised his eyebrows the second time, so in went onions, mustard and ketchup.
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She raised her eyebrows and drew out a hank of hair, backing slowly away from me.
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While he was pouring the drinks Ron the landlord raised his eyebrows at me.
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Your facial expressions can help to emphasize parts of your speech too: try smiling, scowling, or raising your eyebrows .
raise/lower the tone (of sth)
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Far from lowering the tone , the changes are set to improve it.
raise/sound the alarm
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Fred Goodyear was so shocked that it was more than eight hours before he raised the alarm .
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He sounded the alarm and the train stopped at St-Pierre-des-Corps, near Tours.
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He was one of the earliest to sound the alarm about the fate of churches and their contents.
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Stewart dispatched a column sounding the alarm .
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The Big Three began sounding the alarm in a big way when January sales figures were reported.
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They have lost no time in sounding the alarm about an impending famine, which they say threatens 1.9m people.
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Volcanologist Pierce Brosnan and small-town mayor Linda Hamilton sound the alarm .
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When the First Lady looked in on him and discovered he was missing, she panicked and sounded the alarm .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Library employees have not received a raise for six years.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And the Democrats in Congress have bedeviled Dole with a push for a raise in the minimum wage.
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Dear Help Wanted: I have been working for a company without a review or a raise .
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Those ten-dollar words produce thousand-dollar raises.