The phrase "both raise" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It is usually used to indicate that two subjects are performing the same action of raising something. Example: Both parents raise their children with love and care.
Increases in temperature and/or moisture both raise the complex permittivity of the grain.
He had argued that the A.I.A. sale would both raise more money and provide more certainty in paying back A.I.G.'s obligations to the government.
There was a time when it appeared that the US and UK would both raise rates in concert, and February was the chosen date.
The pending Lisbon Reform Treaty and the 2007 Internal Market Modernization Package both raise new questions with respect to the future direction to be taken by E.U. internal market law.
The HFEA and the NCOB both raise the question as to the appropriate categorisation of the mitochondrial/egg donor, which we return to below under 'practical matters'.
Tradeoffs and sexual antagonism between fitness components, and the possibility that little multivariate genetic variation in suites of ornaments is in the direction of sexual selection both raise the possibility of a new multivariate form of the lek paradox.
But rising demand over the past several years has led to increased supply, and California's new law has helped to both raise awareness and shrink the price gap, making pasture-raised eggs a viable option for more consumers.
And we both raise capital.
"Both raise serious questions," he says.
Both raise cattle and work as natural-gas compression mechanics in the oil field.
"A mayor needs the flexibility to both raise and lower taxes.
