51. The Prussian crown and several smaller principalities which seized the properties told the churches to raise money from their own members instead. 52. The school raises money by organizing fundraising events. 53. The Smithsonian, like other private and public cultural agencies, is undergoing a fundamental change in the ways it raises money. 54. They gather nominating petition signatures for lawmakers, raise money for them and sometimes even run their re-election campaigns. 55. They raise more money in big contributions, and we take all the heat. 56. Though the main purpose was to raise money, the crowd count was also useful for political chest-pounding. 57. To raise the money, the government has increased taxes and cut subsidies. 58. To raise the money, we sold an organ bought a year before to encourage any musical talent hidden in our offspring. |