11.   But Silver added that the majority of his conference supported the goal of raising salaries for nurses, home attendants, orderlies and other hospital workers.

12.   But the money never left the Park Service, which used it to raise salaries and to finance other national parks.

13.   Companies in Europe and Asia are starting to mimic the American system by raising salaries and awarding more stock.

14.   Companies are lifting dividends again, paying more overtime, raising salaries and even widening the narrow crack in the door to new recruits.

15.   Director Eugene Moore talks of millions of dollars spent during his tenure on renovating facilities, getting the education system accredited, raising salaries and improving staff training.

16.   Educators have been warning for years that the country would face a crippling teacher shortage unless it raised teacher salaries and attracted fresh talent to the profession.

17.   Even though the Lakers will have the salary-cap freedom to raise his salary, Rice might get closer to his eight-figure request with another team.

18.   Getting prospective teachers to invest that sort of time would require many states to raise salaries.

19.   Gulfstream says the steep downturn in air travel has made it difficult for the company to raise salaries.

20.   Global airline alliances are giving pilots even more negotiating muscle, as European and Asian flight crews seek to raise their salaries to American levels.