Ten years ago,in Washington State, fifteen farmers raising sheep and other livestock formed a cooperative.

VOA: special.2010.08.03

One of the guests was Dolly Parton. The country singer grew up in the Great Smoky Mountains, and wrote a fund-raising CD for the seventy-fifth anniversary.

VOA: special.2009.09.28

Just when I tell you to go, you leave me. You know you can't leave a schoolroom without raising your hand, no matter where you're going."

VOA: special.2009.07.19

I will say it another way: watching that movie was a hair-raising experience.

VOA: special.2009.05.03

"I think a film like this can make a difference by raising people's awareness of not only the problems that are out there, because a lot of films are gloom and doom, but solutions that are out there.

VOA: special.2009.03.25

And that causes a chain reaction, with fees rising for insured patients and insurance companies raising premiums on those they cover.

VOA: standard.2010.02.25

Through these weekly meetings, Cheung has learned a lot about running a business, from planning and fund-raising to marketing.

VOA: standard.2009.12.04

So once again, he is raising the stakes." Congressional Democrats also have a lot riding on passage of a health care bill.

VOA: standard.2010.03.16

But for many women, most hours are already filled with a full-time job and raising a family.

VOA: standard.2010.03.30

A fourth government minister was injured in the blast. Three journalists were also killed, raising the total journalists killed this year to nine.

VOA: standard.2009.12.05

She credits her longevity to raising a family when she was just breaking into show business.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

"which effectively reduced the cost of raising poultry, which helped a lot of people's diets all around the world, including here in the States."

VOA: standard.2010.02.01

A coalition called the Aceh Humanitarian Axis is raising money, collecting donations and sending volunteers.

VOA: standard.2009.10.12

In one,a character from Dostoevsky's The Demons is raising a gun to his temple.

VOA: standard.2010.07.10

A delay in the final vote count is raising fears of further instability in a country already divided by a Taliban insurgency and smoldering ethnic tensions.

VOA: standard.2009.09.12

That's why Dr.Ana Mara Tekina-eir Maynard says she will continue raising the voice of the people until every history book says the Tainos are still here.

VOA: standard.2010.04.05

Swan did that and more. As he gained experience on his first expeditions, he developed a talent for raising money and hiring accomplished guides who could teach him.

VOA: standard.2009.12.10

On June 11th,she announced the WHO was raising it to a pandemic.

VOA: standard.2009.12.25

The pump developed by researchers is a double pump - in addition to insulin, it automatically secretes glucagon, a hormone that taps glucose reserves in the liver, raising blood sugar levels when they get too low, a condition called hypoglycemia.

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

The Tea Party movement, which takes its name from a significant American Revolutionary War event, played a significant role in drumming up grassroots opposition to President Barack Obama's health care reform plan and in raising concerns about the country's growing budget deficit.

VOA: standard.2010.02.09