Sentence examples for rather raising from inspiring English sources

Cracking the whip, in this case, came not in the form of raising rates charged to commercial banks to borrow money but rather raising the rates the banks are paid to keep money at the central bank.

It isn't based on raising a billion dollars but rather raising just enough money, less than $10 million so far, to generate excitement and get people motivated to speak out and work for a candidate who hasn't yet announced she is running.

We are not suggesting that access to unproven research interventions or support to health care are necessary ingredients of a set of benefits from research but rather raising the issue that differing recommendations have obvious potential to result in differing practical interpretations of the ethical conduct of global health research.

He says he would rather raise awareness of H.I.V.

On the Republican side, people prefer spending cuts; the Democrats would rather raise taxes.

Which rather raises the question, who exactly is it aimed at?

Which does rather raise the question: how much in the end did that rebellion of Ronald Reagan really matter?

Which rather raises the question of why OUP has decided to bring out a new supplement between hardcovers.

Suffice it to say that by the time the book ends, there are Somalis who would rather raise their children in Africa than in America after all.

I'd rather raise a glass to her from the other side of the room in recognition of that 20th-century phenomenon, the celebrity.

"Even with the fee increase, recreation centers are still a bargain, and we would rather raise the rates for everyone instead of closing sites" or eliminating programming, said Vickie Karp, a parks department spokeswoman.