a rule that moves a constituent from an embedded clause into the main clause
See also subject-raising, negative-raising
Examples of 'raising' in a sentence
raising
The oldest staff maintained discipline often just with the raising of an eyebrow and rarely shouted.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The days of a gentle raising of the eyebrows are gone.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The cash raising was not unexpected and allows a few more shareholders on board.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Was this it - a raising of the threshold for inheritance tax?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Champions speak now and it's hard not to notice the raising of eyebrows.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
This will allow it to invest further in such technologies; there was a similar raising of cash a year ago.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
There were no expletives or any pouting and sledging; just a mere raising of the eyebrows if a shot went astray.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
All related terms of 'raising'
araise
to raise
arayse
to raise
raise
If you raise something, you move it so that it is in a higher position.
rise
If something rises , it moves upwards.
barn raising
a party, usually providing food, drink, etc., for the purpose of assisting a neighbor to put up a new barn
fund-raising
Fund-raising is the activity of collecting money to support a charity or political campaign or organization.
hair-raising
A hair-raising experience , event, or story is very frightening but can also be exciting .
hell-raising
behaviour which causes trouble
house-raising
a gathering of the members of a rural community to help build a neighbor's house or its framework
raising agent
in baking , a substance added to dough to make it rise
self-raising
(of flour ) having a raising agent, such as baking powder , already added
stock raising
the raising of livestock
cattle raising
the science or business of breeding and raising cattle
subject-raising
a rule that moves the subject of a complement clause into the clause in which it is embedded , as in the derivation of He is likely to be late from It is likely that he will be late
negative-raising
a rule that moves a negative element out of the complement clause of certain verbs , such as think , into the main clause, as in the derivation of He doesn't think that he'll finish
consciousness raising
Consciousness raising is the process of developing awareness of an unfair situation, with the aim of making people want to help in changing it.
self-raising flour
Self-raising flour is flour that makes cakes rise when they are cooked because it has chemicals added to it.
fundraising
the act or occupation of soliciting money for charitable organizations, political parties, etc.