Sentence examples for close to raising from inspiring English sources

That wouldn't come close to raising sufficient revenue either.

They were also encouraged by announcements that UBS of Switzerland is close to raising $15 billion in fresh capital and Lehman Brothers is close to raising $4 billion, a sign that investors have not given up on banks.

The Federal Reserve signaled that it wasn't close to raising interest rates, saying the economy was still weak.

"We're close to raising a $10 million endowment, because we're meeting the growing demands for lively and vital arts".

Stéphane Loire came close to raising the problem in the exhibition book, in an essay on "Roman landscapes in 17th century French collections".

It's close to raising $200 million of new capital, and Starbucks said in early August that it was going to use Square's technology.

James A. Cox, managing partner at the Harris Financial Group in Colonial Heights, Va., said Mr. Hoenig's vote signaled that the central bank was moving closer to raising rates.

The yen rose after Yutaka Yamaguchi, the deputy governor of the Bank of Japan, suggested the bank was closer to raising interest rates.

Are Britain's central bankers inching closer to raising interest rates, after more than five years of record low borrowing costs?

Researchers may be a step closer to raising gene-edited pigs for organ transplants in people.

It's probably fair to say that raising $1.7m in Egypt is closer to raising a $7m+ round in the US, to put that in context.