11.   Ceilings were raised, and the air-conditioning units were hidden behind display cases.

12.   Critics of the bill said the country risks falling into another debt crisis if the ceiling is raised.

13.   For a room with a low ceiling, he suggests large vertical mirrors to help raise the ceiling.

14.   Immigration officials say that they are talking to the relevant congressional committees about the possibility of raising the ceiling but that they have received no answer yet.

15.   If the debt ceiling is not raised, however, the Treasury may not have enough money to meet interest payments due next week.

16.   In Indonesia, foreign ownership ceilings were raised while in Malaysia, stock trading curbs were lifted and some major public works projects shelved.

17.   In the next few weeks, Congress will have to raise the ceiling on the debt limit to keep the federal government going.

18.   It would be the second Indian company after software maker Infosys Technologies Ltd. to raise its ceiling.

19.   Kuwait said it would demand an increase in its oil production quota if OPEC raised the output ceiling.

20.   Legislation to raise the ceiling is a powerful political tool, something Republicans are well aware of.