Sentence examples for taking a raise from inspiring English sources

One of his first decisions, taking a raise the lifted his salary substantially, to $18,000 a month, the highest of any head of state in Latin America, has been roundly criticized as insensitive at a time when Peruvians are suffering through a recession.

G.M. said on Wednesday that Mr. Akerson would not take a raise this year.

American also said yesterday that Gerard J. Arpey, the new chief executive, would not take a raise on his base salary this year.

Back in the 1960s and '70s, a wife taking a job raised the risk of divorce.

Taking a bath raises your temperature, and then going into your cool bedroom lowers it.

I decided to take a risk and raise a conversation.

Beloved closer and folk-hero Jonathan Papelbon took a big raise and signed with the Phillies.

We took a zero raise for 2008, and our members only average $46,000 a year".

And before resigning in June, he took a $110,133 raise of questionable legality.

"In 1998, we took a 2percentt raise from January to June 1999, but our members didn't get paid until January 2000," he said.

They'll take a clean raise in a timely fashion, thank you very much.