Many unprepared start-ups in America have folded over the past couple of years and entrepreneurs have struggled to raise the cash they need to get their projects off the ground.

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Teams of engineers are at the airport now trying to raise the aircraft off the ground using a crane and a truck.

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For some time the party has managed to have it both ways: seen by many Labour voters as defenders of the public services and willing to raise taxes, while on the ground chasing or being chased by the Tories for seats.

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The company has had to raise capital in order to invest in pulling that oil out of the ground, thousands of feet below the surface of the ocean, and another thousand feet below rock and sand.

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After a stalled roll out of a new initiative forced you to recast your annual targets did you raise a PowerPoint deck above your head and slam it to the ground in front of your entire team?

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When you jump, you are exerting energy, by running and pushing off the ground, to raise as high as possible not simply your body but your center of gravity.

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In one hour, your heart burns enough energy to raise a ton of lead three feet off the ground.

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In Delaware, she was active with a nonprofit organization called Delaware Boots on the Ground, which helps families during times of military deployment by organizing community events to raise awareness and support.

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