Sentence examples for by raffle from inspiring English sources

A cash-strapped Argentine town pays employees by raffle.

More than 300 firms applied for a slot at DLD; 100 turned up; the lucky 30 were chosen by raffle.

They voted 13-1 to slaughter one of them, a neutered male, and sell the meat by raffle in the town.

Her name was then pulled out of the hat again by raffle master Tim Hincks from Endemol, the MEIGTF executive committee chairman, as winner of two tickets to the Uefa Cup final in Manchester tonight - donated by ITV.

Tyler was bred and initially raised by East Coast Assistance Dogs in Torrington, Conn., and his training was paid for by raffle tickets and was completed by teenagers at Children's Village in Dobbs Ferry, a residential treatment center for troubled boys, which is building a canine training center.

The human canvases are chosen by raffle; they present their arm through a hole in the wall; on the other side is Campbell, who, with headphones on to blot out any chatter, generates his own vision of exactly the sort of tattoo each forearm requires, then inks it to life over the next hour.

The Belles, formed in 1969 by raffle-ticket sellers from Doncaster Rovers' now defunct Belle Vue ground, are deemed unworthy, despite being the only ever-present team in the Premier League since their inception in 1991.

I have read about other people across the country who have sold properties by raffling them off.

O.K., at least the Grizzlies did not try to afford Gay's contract by raffling off assault rifles to raise money.

The party was given by Raffles, the discreet little club, at La Foret, the smart little supper club and discotheque in the basement of the Hotel Pierre.

Last year, one candidate for the National Assembly, Gustavo Rojas, tried to finance his campaign by raffling off a breast lift (he lost anyway).