Sentence examples for status to raise from inspiring English sources

For years, influential figures in the worlds of sport, film, music, art and fashion have used their status to raise concerns about issues important to them.

While still a city councillor, Mr Ford used his official status to raise C$3,150 $3,1700) for his private charity, a football foundation.

In the late 1970s, Nadir took control of listed shell company Polly Peck, and used his stock market status to raise the cash to set up a Northern Cyprus fruit-packing subsidiary, Sunzest, and Unipac, a cardboard box factory, via a share issue.

A "networking group" of girls was given £800 to in-effect run their own PE lessons and is now also applying for charitable status to raise further funds.

Since his diagnosis, Marshall has wanted to use his celebrity status to raise awareness about mental health issues, which are still, unfortunately, stigmatized in our society.

The irony is that even a fucking Duchess cannot use her status to raise awareness about HG, because the sloppy disease is so off-brand.

We need more celebrities like Ellen Degeneres, Miley Cyrus and Laverne Cox to keep using their statuses to raise awareness for various problems threatening LGBT communities.

We need more celebrities like Ellen Degeneres, Miley Cyrus, and Laverne Cox to keep using their statuses to raise awareness for various problems threatening LGBT communities.

The countess's newly single status is bound to raise some questions.

The men, Joseph Goldberger and Joseph Menczer, had earned V.I.P. status by helping to raise an estimated $500,000 in 1994 for a little-known gubernatorial candidate named George E. Pataki.

The debate over moral status thus appears to raise issues besides the grounding of specific rights.