And how far can negative controls succeed in raising public standards?

It was the only reason they succeeded in raising Joe to the top.

For a time, he even succeeded in raising the state's credit rating.

The committee decided to start the project with what money they had, and succeeded in raising the rest of the money on time.

I succeeded only in raising the temperature, which was becoming unbearable.

The campaign succeeded in raising over $35,000 by August 1, 2012.

The group succeeded particularly in raising international awareness about these cases.

Although very often his actions have little or no practical effect, they certainly succeed in raising public support.

He succeeded in raising the standard of the University to unprecedented heights.

He tried to sit up, but succeeded merely in raising his head a little.