Where I believe that the author has borrowed from an identifiable Source, I describe it as the proximate or ultimate source. In other cases, where the Expressions occur ubiquitously in classical or vernacular literature and can be said to be in the public domain, I merely list a sampling of earlier occurrences in roughly chronological order, without implying that the author was borrowing from any one of them directly. You get some fall swarms. how many people would object to a raise in pay? What's the difference between to rise and to raise? Not many. Everyone agrees that high-earnings are better than low earnings. Statistics show that high-earning workers are likely to have a bachelor's degree or more education. the word likely is similar to probably. but not everyone wants to spend four or more years in college. In fact, most workers do not have a bachelor's degree. The good news is that many workers without bachelor's degrees have high earnings.