1.  Last year we raised a good crop of onions.

2.  Later that year, Lottery Director Bruce Mayberry raised the ire of an influential business.

3.  The next week Miss Tish raised her salary to ten dollars a week.

4.  Each year, nearly three times as many gift tax returns are filed as estate tax returns, although the estate tax raises six times as much money.

5.  Earlier this month, his lawyers raised the possibility of a lawsuit, asserting that the commission had not given the chief a fair hearing.

6.  Early this century, the Chamber of Commerce raised money to buy the land for the Navy.

7.  Early today, a decline in French money market rates raised some speculation that the Bank of France council on monetary policy would cut rates when it meets Thursday.

8.  Earlier this month, Air Canada raised the possibility of putting its erstwhile rival into bankruptcy protection if creditors were not willing to negotiate more flexible payment terms.

9.  Earlier this week, the USDA raised its ratings for both crops because several inches of rain in August nourished parched plants.

10.  Earlier this month, President Clinton raised the prospects of a Marshall Plan-style rebuilding program for the Balkans once the war is over.