Sentence examples for raise of the from inspiring English sources

The corrective measures include a squeeze on home spending, a raise of the bank rate by two notches, a raise of the purchase tax & a raise of excise duties.

There is no extravagant celebration, just a clench of the first and a modest raise of the bat.

Here in Micronesia, one says "yes" to a question not with a verbal reply but a raise of the eyebrows.

The average raise of the 119 players in arbitration was up from 121 percent last season but down from the record 172 percent of 2009.

If that's not possible, a little raise of the hand or nod of the head is O.K., but please, please don't wildly flail your arms.

Gillian Anderson is able to convey more with a raise of the eyebrow than most actors can do with their entire bodies.

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

And when, finally, I arrived at the buffet car, I was greeted with a sigh and a how-dare-you raise of the eyebrows.

But he gonna speak his mind, he's from the old school, you know?" A shake of the head, a raise of the hands.

Cockerill's counterpart, Rob Baxter, tends to meet triumph and disaster with a Roger Moore raise of the eyebrow but even he was obliged to question the latest confusing application of the television match official trial.

But I was left with the nagging thought that it would only have taken one wrong movement – one inadvertent raise of the arm – and there is a chance I would not be here today.