Sentence examples for sharp raises from inspiring English sources

A sharp raises a note by a semitone; a flat lowers it by a semitone; a natural restores it to the original pitch.

A sharp raises the note a half step.

A sharp raises a note one half-step.

Joan's response: a sharp raising of the eyebrows.

Pioneer, also based in Japan, said it would issue 30 million shares to Sharp, raising 41.4 billion yen ($357.3 million) and making Sharp its top shareholder, with a stake of 14.3percentt.

Dilnot himself admitted he was "a Pollyanna-like kind of guy" and stressed that his odds were premised upon a sharp raising of the political temperature on the issue.

And Mr. Fogel, now the president of the American Symphony Orchestra League, points out that there may be other unseen reasons for a sharp raise, such as moving allowances, bonuses or parity with other orchestras.

Looking behind the scenes at the underlying science, Painlevé displays the long-lasting and devastating effects of bat attacks; and in a move of a riotous political satire, displays what he calls the vampire bat's "salute"—a sharp raising of the right wing that looks like the hailing of Hitler.

The trustees of the city of Frankfort added a reward of $1,000, and friends of Sharp raised an additional $2,000 reward.

The foramen magnum opens posteroventrally in Acrocanthosaurus and is surrounded by sharp, raised lateral rims that extend posteroventrally onto the occipital condyle (Figure 15).

It shows a robust increase in OD productivity, noted by a sharp raise of both efficiency scores with and without expenditures over the 4 year period.