Sentence examples for the push to raise from inspiring English sources

Consider, as a prime example, the push to raise the retirement age, the age of eligibility for Medicare, or both.

Matthew Goldstein, CUNY's chancellor and a mathematician by training, said the push to raise the university's profile in the sciences started with a "nagging feeling" several years ago.

The push to raise academic scores has squeezed out many physical education programs and athletic activities, not to mention art and music.

He also said that one big change since the November strike was that more than 100 members of the clergy had joined the push to raise wages for the city's 50,000 fast-food workers.

Hans-Christoph Hirt, director of Hermes Equity Ownership Services, which represents the interests of pension funds and other large investors, said he welcomed the push to raise ethical standards.

But at P.S. 398, which had struggled for years with low scores and discipline problems, she has come to feel that the push to raise scores has brought genuine gains in knowledge.

The rhetoric used to discuss income inequality, the Affordable Care Act, and the nascent push to raise the minimum wage may possibly be standing in the way of reducing America's wealth gap.

By Matthew McKnight December 5, 2013 The rhetoric used to discuss income inequality, the Affordable Care Act, and the nascent push to raise the minimum wage may possibly be standing in the way of reducing America's wealth gap.

Only the Treasury Department knows exactly how much money is coming in, but the renewed push to raise the debt limit, which will allow the government to borrow more money, suggests that the news is grim indeed.

As Harold Meyerson details in a great profile for The American Prospect, Solis led the successful push to raise California's minimum wage in 1996, diverting funds from her own State Senate political account to fund a signature-gathering campaign that culminated in the measure's passage over strong resistance from Republican Gov. Pete Wilson.

The Palestinian push to raise demands on Israel seems at times to work at cross-purposes with Secretary General Kofi Annan's efforts to build a balanced role for himself and the organization in the region.