Sentence examples for including a raise from inspiring English sources

Senators were also considering using the bill as a vehicle to resolve other sticky financial matters, including a raise of the federal debt ceiling.

Tax increases, including a raise in the top income-tax rate from 40% to 41%, will make up a further €4 billion; the rest will come from general government spending.Yet the reform is symbolically important.

According to the Air Line Pilots Association, which represents Delta's pilots, the company has asked pilots to cut wages and benefits by 34.5percentt, including a raise they received in May.

With the explosion of the Jack Abramoff scandals and exposes by Ms. Magazine and other publications, the spotlight on the Marianas sweatshops finally did lead to congressional action, including a raise of the minimum wage and a law to federalize labor and immigration rules in the Marianas.

The space is filled with grand flourishes, including a raised marble entry foyer, trompe l'oeil marble columns and stenciled inlay on the hardwood floors.

Several factors contributed to this increase including a raised social awareness in parents and school and kindergarten staff and increased accessibility to pediatricians, pediatric neurologists, and pediatric psychiatrists specializing in childhood neurodevelopmental disorders.

There were signs of biventricular failure including a raised jugular venous pressure, bibasal crackles, right pleural effusion, 8 cm firm hepatomegaly and bilateral pedal oedema up to the knees.

New measures being studied include a raise in taxes on goods and an increase in working hours and the scrapping of a customary Christmas payment for civil servants.

The United States Open, for example, included a raise of at least 18 percent for the first three rounds of the singles draw.

Judicial salaries can be changed with a line in the enormous state budget; the vote here will be on a budget that happens to include a raise for the people who wear black robes at the office.

In an effort to pressure Congress to act on his proposals, the president kicked off a three-day tour in North Carolina to whip up backing for the plans, which included a raise in the minimum wage.