Sentence examples for rate raising from inspiring English sources

Unlike a cut in the basic rate, raising the tax free allowance does not have the effect of reducing everyone's tax burden by the same fraction.

But speculation is rife in Egypt that it is being sold at a preferential rate, raising suspicions about corruption surrounding the secretive deal negotiated by the Mubarak government.

The Fed controls short-term rates through the federal funds rate, raising it when inflation seems to be rising and lowering it to give the economy a lift at times when it seems weak.

Medicare officials had announced on Friday that they would begin processing claims for June at the lower rate, raising pressure on the House to accept the short-term adjustment.

James Barrineau, vice president for emerging markets research at Alliance Capital Management, remarked: "After an extended period of time of waiting for growth, there is market skepticism that the Argentine model -- an inflexible exchange rate, raising taxes to cut the deficit -- works.

[C2.] Finland Listens When Nokia Talks Finland listened when the chairman of Nokia, the big cellphone maker based there, not only confirmed that growth had slowed last year, but also wondered aloud about lowering Finland's relatively steep income-tax rate, raising fears Nokia may be ready to pull out.

"The attrition rate raises some very serious concerns," the LMA's chief executive, Richard Bevan, says.

Survival rate was assumed to be equal to the annual rate raised to the power of period length.

I was overwhelmingly moody, I gained weight, my resting heart rate raised 10 beats per minute on average.

The low response rate raises the concern of a potential selection bias in our results.

Nevertheless, this high non-response rate raises the suspicion of a nonresponse bias.