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raise

(Advance), verb aggrandize, augment, boost, bring up, dignify, elevate, enhance, enlarge, ennoble, exalt, further, glorify, heighten, honor, increase, lift, move up, prize, promote, propose, provehere, put, suggest, uplift, upraise
Associated concepts: raise an objection

raise

(Collect), verb accumulate, assemble, bring tooether, conligere, gather together, get, levy, muster, obtain, procure

raise

to institute a suit or action at law or to draw up a summons or other initiating writ.

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An improvement in the technology level in the economy will raise returns on both labor and capital, as reflected in the neoclassical production function.

China's aging problem: limited options, ominous risk

A Republican counterproposal would have allowed the raise, but would have given exemptions to small businesses.

Multiple minimums: Congress hasn't raised the federal minimum wage in years, but many states are increasing theirs

Nonetheless, the data from this research provide a much-need perspective on grandparents who raise grandchildren in rural areas.

Grandfathers and the impact of raising grandchildren

The principal definitely wanted a new library built and I said, "I'll raise the money,'" recalls Susan Shaffer Solovay, a P.

Fundraising grows up; forget cute bake sales. Smart school districts are creating programs to raise big money to fund teachers and buildings

So the five-year benchmark is both a bridge to the future, and also an immediate benefit by giving time to raise a family, to keep a family intact.

U.S. researcher starts treatment fund in Uganda: interview with David Bangsberg, M.D., M.P.H

No member of Congress should endorse an organization that must resort to lies, distortions and fear-mongering to raise funds.

Majority Leader DeLay helps Religious Right defend America's `Christian heritage'. (People & Events)

We couldn't raise the VC money," says CEO Keith Kegley.

Navigating the new funding landscape: The money's still there, but you have to look a little harder to find it. Enterprising start-ups share where they got the capital they need to thrive. (Dollars & Sense)

To ensure that members of the administration and Congress looked sympathetically at requests for a raise, military leaders encouraged the view that military compensation was low.

The Myth of Military Poverty

If at all feasible, you want to raise capital from investors who bring more than just money to the table.

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Of the proposals, insurance trade groups support a plan to raise taxes on structured-settlement purchases to 40%.

Insurers Prepare for Tax Fight

A handful of such institutions, some truly needy, some by now extremely wealthy, began to raise monies from external supporters a century ago or longer.

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Yet the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, the American Heart Association (AHA), the National Academy of Sciences, and other health authorities have concluded that high-cholesterol foods like eggs do raise cholesterol levels in your blood.