• The government hopes to go on raising that amount in line with the growth of earnings.

    ECONOMIST: From richer to poorer

  • So if you are a creditor of a bank, you are legitimately concerned that forbearance is a way for banks to avoid raising the amount of capital the banks need to absorb potential losses.

    BBC: Business

  • But it does little to address the first two issues: in fact, it makes another scary stand-off, over spending cuts and raising the amount of debt that the Federal government can legally issue, almost inevitable.

    BBC: Cliffhanger: Still hanging

  • Certainly, raising an equivalent amount of tax revenue through means other than increases in marginal tax rates would likely have a smaller negative incentive effect.

    FORBES: Lying With Words As Well As Statistics

  • But he, like Clinton, was raising an extraordinary amount of money.

    NPR: It's Super Tuesday. How Did We Get Here?

  • At the time, I was the CEO of an NYSE investment banking firm and had been instrumental in raising a small amount of capital for Blockbuster.

    FORBES: What's Wayne Huizenga's Next Blockbuster?

  • The review also said raising rents would affect the amount of income support paid out.

    BBC: Panel agrees to Jersey States housing rents rise

  • So the people in charge of hospital prices simply adjust the charges every year, typically raising the price some set amount above the previous year.

    FORBES: Hospital Pricing and Irrational Thinking

  • Few people are going to be overly impressed by debt reductions accomplished by issuing other forms of capital to replace them (and in this case, raising more new capital than the amount of the senior debt repayments).

    FORBES: Shareholders Get Drilled In Chesapeake Energy Recap

  • We Care and Sulzbacher spend a significant amount of time and energy raising funds for their work.

    FORBES: Rationing Healthcare: Obama Versus Ryan

  • They include raising the pension age and increasing the amount members must contribute.

    BBC: Pension cuts proposed for university staff

  • For example, Brazil has been raising taxes on financial transactions and decreasing the amount of short dollar positions banks can have.

    FORBES: What A "QE3" Would Mean For Emerging Markets

  • It is possible for tax rates to be so high that raising them further would in fact decrease the amount of revenue collected, not increase it.

    FORBES: There Really is a Laffer Curve

  • If the amount of revenue were the same as raising rates, does it matter?

    WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

  • But this research also shows that other factors, such as government economic policies, local enterprise, the efficiency of public administration and the amount of foreign direct investment are just as important in raising economic performance.

    ECONOMIST: European regional aid

  • Over the past two and a half years, I would argue, you have seen unprecedented leadership at the state level: 44 or 45 states raising standards, three dozen states removing barriers to innovation, a huge amount of leadership and courage not so much coming out of here in Washington, but at the state level.

    WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

  • The Federal Reserve will continue raising short-term interest rates, but unless it stops printing an excessive amount of money, it will give us a replay, although a milder version, of the dreadful stagnation experiences of the late 1970s and early 1980s.

    FORBES: Fact and Comment

  • There is "an enormous amount of very emotional, very powerful rhetoric coming from here in Khartoum raising the stakes in many ways and that's worrisome in and of itself, " Lyman said Thursday.

    CNN: South Sudan says it is withdrawing from disputed oil region

  • There is "an enormous amount of very emotional, very powerful rhetoric coming from here in Khartoum raising the stakes in many ways and that's worrisome in and of itself, " he said on a conference call from Khartoum on Thursday.

    CNN: Sudan president vows to 'punish' South Sudan

  • There are also many stories that encapsulate our society and culture at this very moment -- from the first openly gay couple being able to adopt in Florida, to the innumerable amount of people struggling with obesity, to the increasing number of parents raising autistic children.

    CNN: Art that embraces our limits

  • The vast amount of capital and media attention directed towards microfinance organizations as of late is raising eyebrows among those concerned with its social mission.

    FORBES: Topic of Debate

  • Edwards' illness could hinder the campaign if it reduces the amount of time either she or her husband can spend traveling meeting voters and raising money.

    NPR: Elizabeth Edwards Makes Solo Public Appearance

  • That could simply mean raising more from private sources and, indeed, an increase in the total dollar amount which goes to charity could be a collateral benefit if less government spending and a simpler tax code lead to renewed economic growth.

    FORBES: Sequestration and Social Services: Facing the Inevitable

  • They include raising stamp duties by five to seven percentage points, increasing down-payment requirements, and lowering the amount some home buyers are allowed to borrow relative to the value of the property they are purchasing.

    WSJ: DBS Says Singapore Property Curbs to Hurt Growth

  • Of course raising money was a bit more challenging with a lawsuit hanging over us, but there was still a significant amount of interest, and we ultimately closed a round with Hummer Winblad.

    FORBES: What Was It Like To Work At The Old Napster?

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