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Raising money for charities, especially medical research, is important, and supporting the family and loved ones of cancer survivors is very important.

Raising money can be the toughest thing for a candidate to have to do, and it can be a factor that leads some people to decide not to get involved in politics.

Raising kids is part joy and part guerilla warfare.

Really, I expect the light volume to probably last until the Fed stops raising interest rates, and that will kind of depend on the economic outlook that we see, in terms of how much growth we have at the end of this interest-rate cycle. It really tells me that there is a lack of conviction from the buyers and a lack of conviction from the sellers, ... And it's somewhat psychological because people have their stocks, they're down, they don't want to sell them. And that's only been going on for, what, two or three months now? The real question is, after six or seven or eight months and stocks are still down -- will people start selling at that point? And maybe the volume picks up at that point.

Our thinking is that many subclasses of depression might be associated with lower levels of P11 on the one hand, and that raising either the level or the functionality of the P11 would be a novel way of developing antidepressants.

Our approach is that it's traditional for the nominee to be out there carrying the message and have other folks turning out the base and raising the money.

Our agencies depend on our raising the funds necessary to provide services to those in need in our community,

People said, 'You're going to do what? We got a lot of jokes about raising jackasses. We still do.

People raising families don't know you can't have a painting with a Bible in it (in City Hall). The city never would have done this if we were not in such a climate of fear.

People question me all the time about my experience. They question my experience in politics, and the first thing I always tell them is yes, I have no experience raising taxes over and over. I have no experience increasing the debt in a state.

People pigeonhole me - I'm known for raising more money than any man alive.

People can punch me in the shoulder and it still probably wouldn't bother me as much as raising my arm above my head. It's definitely scary to feel your shoulder come out, but as the season went on I got used to it.

People are willing to hold dollars. People are coming around to the view that the Fed is going to keep raising rates.

Normally, economists downplay periodic swings in energy prices. However, the most recent run-up is a source of concern because it may be raising inflation expectations. Workers do not live in a world that excludes food and energy prices. Wage demands, especially in the current tight labor market, will be based on the increase in the overall CPI.

Normally, economists downplay periodic swings in energy prices, ... However, the most recent run-up is a source of concern because it may be raising inflation expectations. Workers do not live in a world that excludes food and energy prices. Wage demands, especially in the current tight labor market, will be based on the increase in the overall CPI.

The narrowing rate differential is bad for the Australian dollar. The trend is going to be down as the U.S. Fed keeps raising rates.

The move in the yen has spilled over on the perception the dollar will continue to gain as the Fed keeps raising rates.

The old saw is the Fed hikes until something breaks. Cash has been the place to be, and it likely will be the place to be over the turn into 2006, but then the question is: Will the Fed be done raising rates at the end of January? Nobody is really sure what's going to happen.

The oil companies may be raising it a few cents, but that's not where the action is.

A customer service person is usually expected to focus on a specific customer, a specific question, and give the best possible answer, ... If you're raising the stakes on that customer service person and saying, 'Okay, now you have to essentially keep clear in your mind multiple questions,' the risk of either inaccurate or incomplete information being sent to customers rises.

Storage distance extension is a key data protection enabling technology in the storage architectures of medium- and large-scale organizations, while variations in SAN implementation call for flexibility in how these extensions are provided to network designers. Brocade is raising the bar for performance with FCIP and SAN Routing, while meeting the need to deliver flexible options to its customers.

Once you start raising unfairness questions, and you're the dominant player, then it would be very easy for somebody to use those arguments against you.

Now more than ever it's not the time for Congress to be raising its pay,

Once we have done that accreditation, it is a case of maintaining it. You are having to check that any tweak you are making to an existing product is not affecting Raising Standards.

The more emphasis on the Canadian dollar, the earlier the bank is going to stop raising rates. The Canadian dollar's appreciation is something the market is concerned about; the bank may be less aggressive.

Companies are raising their earnings expectations and we've been hearing news that capital expenditure is on the rise as well.

Companies that rely on the Chinese market may suffer if China continues raising rates.

Despite the stock's strong performance in recent months, we are reiterating our outperform rating and are raising our price target from 660,000 won ($ 673.43) to 770,000 won.

Despite this decades-long setback, America's fascination with lottery games would continue, as would the desire of states to find alternative methods of funding critical and worthy programs without raising taxes.

AOL's efforts in raising awareness and understanding about good privacy and data protection on the Internet is paying off in terms of positive consumer perception. This is an especially significant accomplishment given the rash of privacy issues such as phishing and spam that impact the ISP industry.

Any budget that raises taxes is not a budget that lives within its means. Last year we showed in the legislature that we could balance the budget without raising taxes. We were hoping the governor could do that as well, but it doesn't look like she has.

Anybody who needs to do this, who feels they need to help by raising money, must come into my office and sign a specific form and carry it around with them, ... It is a document which says they have my authority as executive director of the Red Cross to do what they have to do in the way of fundraising.

An unexpected surge in wages would likely see the bank raising its inflation forecast and needing to tighten rates, so keeping a close eye on wages and inflation data in the coming quarters will be important.

April 7 is the day after my son's birthday. This hits home, especially if you're raising kids of your own. I could only imagine what this brave girl's family is going through.

An honest day's work, deserves and honest day's pay, and this Congress must make one of its final actions before we adjourn, raising the minimum wage.

As each day goes by, it's one day less spent raising money and getting organized.

As human pastoralists discovered 8,000 years ago, raising animals can be an efficient way of harnessing otherwise unusable resources such as grass.

As a result of increased sales, product mix and expense reductions, second quarter gross margins as a percentage of revenue improved to 39 percent from 35 percent in the second quarter of 2004 and from 32 percent in the first quarter of 2005. We expect gross margin as a percentage of revenue to approximate 40 percent in the second half of 2005. We improved on our second quarter guidance of a loss of $0.08 to $0.09 per share, due mainly to the deferral of previously planned UWB investments until later this year. In addition, we reached our near-term fund raising goal and added further liquidity by obtaining approximately $4.2 million in new equity and debt financing commitments on June 20. With continued focus on managing our balance sheet, including increasing inventory turns and reducing DSOs, we intend to reduce the company's financing requirements for the fourth quarter.

As a result, the food safety of consumers was treated carelessly, raising questions once more about government responsibility.

As a company founded by a competitive cyclist who wanted to create the first great-tasting, nutritious energy bar, we're ecstatic about helping bring professional cycling to California. We also value the opportunity to reduce the environmental footprint of this event while raising awareness about global warming.

The buzz word in parks is visibility. Raising the elevation to grade level is something we have wanted to do for years.

The broader market will probably struggle to make any headway today. Investors are likely to focus on companies raising dividends and pick up their shares.

A very important factor is the fact that inflation expectations are well-controlled and well-contained, which means that the Federal Reserve, unlike the 70s, doesn't have to react violently in terms of raising interest rates to contain the second- and third-round inflationary impacts. So I remain pretty optimistic about the economy,

As long as there is a perception that higher prices are in the tea leaves, that's a problem certainly for policy makers. And I think that's why the Federal Reserve seems hellbent on raising rates.

As long as the Fed keeps raising rates, yields are going to move higher. The Fed decision definitely left the door open for more rate hikes.

As long as people are raising private money in big numbers to finance expensive campaigns, you're going to have big contributors who have special interests controlling the outcome, whether it's video poker or the hog farmers or tobacco companies or the trial lawyers.

that they are indeed raising these issues of the importance of getting back to the six-party talks.

That's going to provide us with millions of meals. Towards the end of the year, its going to help us get through the hard times this winter and get us up to Thanksgiving when we start raising funds for our Thanksgiving drives.

Al Gore is running more than $60 million in attack ads, making his campaign the most negative in history. When it comes to experience, America can't afford Al Gore's experience of raising taxes, increasing the size of government, opposing bipartisan Medicare and Social Security reform, and not making education a priority.

You spend some time raising a child in London, carrying it around on one side of your body - it puts your back out!

You're not seeing evidence of slowing in the report. That's significant. Status quo in terms of the growth rate won't be good enough to keep the Fed from raising rates beyond neutral.

You're fighting to a stalemate between those people worried about interest rates and high valuations and those people excited about truly good earnings. I think you're going to be in a trading range for most of the summer until some event that we don't yet see takes us out of that - either the Fed stops raising (rates) or there's bad inflation news.

You're coming into a state that has a deserved reputation for being low-tax and low-service. If you try to be generous to your new residents, some of the poor folks here are going to notice and are going to start raising Cain.

Young parents are working and busy raising their kids. Frankly, I'd like to see us focus more on the empty nesters and the baby boomers (in their 50s and early 60s).

This is big and this is important. This is not about raising money, it's about raising interest.

This is a way to drive home to all the people in China how dangerous bird flu is. We are certainly very encouraged that they are raising the alarm.

This is as aggressive as I've ever seen for the Fed in terms of making clear that they're raising rates and that they're not near being done.

This is going to compel some Fed officials to talk about raising interest rates. For the financial markets, the employment report for December is very negative. We see stock prices down. We see bond yields up. We are going to see this pressure continue for the next couple of days.

This is not about raising prices. It's about getting the most effective charging structure.

This is really what we needed to keep this rally going. The Fed seems to be recognizing that there may come a time to stop raising rates, and that's very good for stocks.

This is raising concern on the effects of the polar caps.

This isn't just supporting (health care) programs, but we believe strongly that raising the cigarette tax diminishes the desire to smoke among young people.

This is the Energizer bunny that never runs out of power. The bottom line is that rewriting the constitution is about raising taxes, unlimited home rule and tampering with property rights and zoning issues.

This game will give everyone associated with our organization the chance to contribute their time and talents in the name of raising money for those affected by this tragedy. We are honored to participate in this event and look forward to the opportunity to give back.

This committee still seems predisposed to raising rates a bit more, and the burden is on the data to tell them otherwise.

This campaign is all about raising awareness on a critical issue. This is not a game, this is real.

This aggressive move by Sprint should further accelerate the company's momentum in wireless broadband services. Enterprises and consumers alike have an insatiable appetite for network access availability, speed and quality. This is an important move by a company who is very serious about raising the industry bar and meeting the important and dynamic requirements of its business and consumer constituencies.

This initiative will save lives, by raising the tobacco tax and funding urgently needed community emergency and related health care services. This is the broadest coalition that's ever come together to reduce smoking, the number one cause of death in California.

They've bought homes, they're raising families, they have kids in college and they're pretty well stable within the state. Then all of the sudden - even though they know they have a commitment - they're yanked up and sent someplace. That's kind of tough.

They run in the dark overnight, which is exciting to college students. And they're raising money for a good cause.

They've all been raising this issue in state Legislatures, and Wal-Mart has started to change its policies on health care, so we have to keep the pressure on them.

They started raising issues like 'What's the training the CEO has to deal with financial planning, strategic issues, personnel management, marketing?' It's had a significant impact on the thinking.

They say that Grandma Moses had several canvases going at the same time. Maybe it was a way for her to catch up with the time she missed while raising children and tending the farm. Like Grandma, I tend to have more than one poem or fiction going at a time. For me, it's just the way I think.

A lot of it has tremendous potential. Just the conversation is raising awareness. It goes far beyond student nutrition. It's about the whole child.

A lot of hard work went into the smooth execution of the tournament this year. We were pleased with turnout-the growth of the tournament to 13 teams and raising 1,4000. We look forward to building on that next year with more teams and more money.

Almost every measure of education, or cognitive ability, or talent is now associated with a higher income. All this is raising the incentives for people to invest in education, training, and in attaining new skills.

Although one could argue that Analog Devices' upbeat outlook merits raising the number even further, we would prefer to wait and see how growth shapes up over the year as Analog Devices catches up with its backlog and the current feeding frenzy for Analog Devices products dissipates.

A lot of the focus is on whether the Fed will pause or continue with their measured pace of raising rates.

They need to come to a conclusion that will allow them, if they wish, civil nuclear energy, (and) to do that without raising concerns in the international community,

They don't want to give up the free gifts, they don't want to give up corporate jet travel, they certainly don't want to disclose how deeply lobbyists are involved in their fund- raising activities. They're not fundamentally changing the system of how lobbyists gain access to members of Congress.

They had been arrested and sentenced to seven years' imprisonment for raising their glasses in a toast to freedom.

The yen is benefiting from a reversal of bets on yen-carry trades on concern the New Zealand dollar will fall. The unwinding of that trade also is going on amid speculation the central bank is getting closer to raising rates.

They are being as clear as they possibly can be about raising rates in December without knowing what the data will be in the next month,

They are saying that they are not convinced that the threat of higher energy prices is over, that they continue to worry about pricing pressure, and with a strong economy, they can keep raising rates.

They are really waiting to see how the economy will perform this year before raising rates,

You don't grow jobs, you don't grow the economy by raising taxes, ... The vice president thought that in 1984; he was wrong. He proposes now again what he calls rolling back some of the tax cut -- that's raising taxes.

This means CPIX inflation will be below four percent by mid-year, raising the possibility of an interest-rate cut.

This is why we need ethics reform now. Rick Perry is trying to sell a school finance plan that has no new money for schools, and he's raising corporate money to do it.

They're really nice kids. Michael is really raising them properly and right.

They have the opportunity to define the family, so to speak, to talk about what kind of family we want raising our children.

There's a trend now for central banks in the region to raise rates. Thailand has been raising rates since last year and it has served them well.

There's a social consciousness in these young men that they take very seriously. Given the legacy of their fraternity, they see their role as raising consciousness on campus and on continuing to be a positive force for social responsibility on campus more than they see themselves as a fraternity that just gets together to socialize and have parties.

The research is clear that raising speed limits costs lives. People need to weigh the benefits of getting places faster versus the fact that more people will die in crashes.

There's a lot of uncertainty in the market right now. If the Fed stops raising rates, people seem prone to sell dollars.

At a price for the arena at $350 million, this community -- without raising taxes, through the economic benefit that will occur from the building of this facility, fund a third of that cost, ... You have expanded opportunities for restaurants, entertainment facilities, housing as well as parking.

At any market, you can see vendors who have been conventional farmers raising soybeans and corn. But they find they can make the same money from a half-acre of strawberries.

As we enter into our third year supporting the Make-A-Wish Foundation, I am confident the kindness and generosity of our children, parents and staff will continue to grow. At the rate we're going, I see no reason why we can't make our goal of raising $10 million by 2010.

A big increase could certainly get the Reserve Bank a little nervous. They'd be very close to pulling the trigger, raising the rate.

It's just part of our effort to continue providing adequate health benefits without raising the cost to our employees,

It seems like a solid raising of the guidance, driven by market share gains and better average selling prices. It's an impressive performance.