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| Subject | English | Russian |
| gen. | raise the ante | поднять планку (With that single, the Beatles raised the ante as to what a pop record should be. Telecaster) |
| Makarov. | raise the ante | повысить ставку |
| Makarov. | raise the ante | повышать ставку |
| gen. | raise the ante | поднять ставку (the announcement merely raised the ante in the take-over battle Olga Okuneva) |
| Makarov. | these improvements would raise the ante | эти усовершенствования удорожат изделие |