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A few minutes later I am ready to get up.

I have to get up early.

I had to get up at six this morning.

I have to lift potatoes tomorrow, next week it will be too late.

to lift heavy things

raise questiones

If you raise an eyebrow, it can mean "I want to have sex with you", but also "I find that what you just said is completely idiotic."

The first question we must raise is whether a cultural barrier existed between those groups.

To raise one's name in later generations and thereby glorify one's parents, this is the greatest expression of filial piety.

In the first section of this review I raise the question of how brain processes cause our conscious experiences.

The aim of our first appeal this year is to raise at least Ł50,000 for the young research centre into neuroendocrine tumours.

Some psychologists raise doubts about Pepperberg's research.

A year of record earnings for investment banks has done little to raise hopes. Treating obesity would cost too much and would substantially raise health care premiums.

While long-term credit banks are authorized by law to issue bonds to raise fund, they are not allowed to take deposits the way ordinary banks are.

They shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks; One nation shall not raise the sword against another, nor shall they train for war again.

When the tip was a lone dime thrown into a glass, the waitress would raise the glass while hastily preparing the table for the next customer. She would then spill the water and that would be it.

Even the periodical pay raise could not keep abreast of higher living costs.

Today's agenda concerns the re-election of the student council. If anybody wishes to stand as a candidate, please raise your hand.

B2 to collect money from other people: They're raising money for charity. raise your voice ​ to speak loudly and angrily to someone