The phrase "a general raises" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing military promotions or increases in rank or status.
Example: "In the army, a general raises the morale of the troops during challenging times."
Alternatives: "a general promotes" or "a general elevates".
She can quote the first lines: "As a queen sits down, knowing that a chair will be there, / Or a general raises his hand and is given field glasses, / Step off assuredly into the blank of your mind.
On the wall are printed a few lines from Richard Wilbur's poem Walking to Sleep: As a queen sits down, knowing that a chair will be there, Or a general raises his hand and is given the field-glasses, Step off assuredly into the blank of your mind.
This has angered state workers, who have gone without a general raise since 2006.
The heat is dissipated over as much of the surface as possible, so rather than hot spots there's a general raised level of warmth that is not uncomfortable.
Prosecutions are rare; when they do happen, the villain is often a policeman.In this section The return of the iron fist Nowhere to go The piper pays ReprintsBut the return to power of a former general raises the spectre of a nightmare far worse than today's violence: the mass murders of Guatemala's 1960-96 civil war, in which an estimated 200,000 people died.
The hope is that a conservancy, which in general raises private money, will generate more dollars for maintenance, as well as for renovating the fountain, restoring historic paths and replacing the lumpy asphalt with decorative pavements.
The nomination of Senator Jeff Sessions as Attorney General raises a critical danger for those who find themselves ensnared in the U.S. immigration enforcement dragnet.
Officials were able to reach a last-minute agreement that accommodated the union's demand for a 5% general raise on June 30.
Glenn A. Fine, the inspector general for the Department of Justice from 2000 to 2011 and now a defense lawyer in Washington, said the fact that the investigation was conducted by the Secret Service — and not an inspector general — raised questions about the credibility of the findings.
Indeed, forcing defendants to choose between forgoing the protections of the Double Jeopardy Clause and abandoning the defense of a general denial raises grave due process concerns.
Some replaced their Facebook profile pictures with an image of the general, raising a clenched fist.
