Example sentences of "demand for [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Demand for prospectuses has been such that an Independent scribe seeking a Warburgs telephone number for publication was told the firm really would prefer that it did not appear in print . |
| 2 | Only for a short period in the mid-1980s , when commodity prices and demand for semi-conductors slumped , did Malaysia risk hitting its borrowing ceiling . |
| 3 | There was a rapid increase in the output of journals and books and in the range of and demand for newspapers . |
| 4 | Although we had bucked the recessionary trend in the previous year , demand for carpets was even more depressed , and in a fiercely competitive market place , we all had to work harder for our share of the smaller ‘ cake ’ . |
| 5 | The three countries agreed to promote co-operation in reducing the supply and demand for narcotics through exchanges of information and training . |
| 6 | Since numbers of children on the streets or living in poor families have increased dramatically over the last decade and the extra resources for the Act 's implementation are likely to be strictly limited , demand for services is certain to outstrip supply . |
| 7 | Very soon chancellors of the Exchequer , exploiting concern that demand for services was much greater than expected , secured first small payments for spectacles and dental treatment , and then prescription charges , as ways of raising revenue . |
| 8 | In other words , demand for goods may flourish in the context of ambiguity in social hierarchy . |
| 9 | This generated a considerable amount of published research , and speculation , about the implications of this shift for the economy ( in terms of labour resources and demand for goods and services ) for society ( in terms of household structure , for example , and for relationships within households ) and for the political system . |
| 10 | What factors would we expect to cause changes in the supply and demand for bills ? |
| 11 | But , as we know , demand for seats is not evenly spread . |
| 12 | One reason is that current account flows no longer dominate the supply of and demand for currencies , and that capital transactions have assumed a greater relative importance . |
| 13 | Demand for cars from WG would increase ( UK imports ) and demand for UK cars would decline ( UK exports ) , but this would also result in an increase in UK residents ' demand for Deutschmarks and a decrease in West German residents ' demand for the pound . |
| 14 | ‘ Last year , there were 50 occasions when demand for beds exceeded the number available . ’ |
| 15 | However much one wanted to run down the existing hospitals , demand for beds would keep them open unless patients were quite unscrupulously discharged while still needing considerable care . |
| 16 | Even though the university system grew rapidly , demand for places in some subjects began to outrun supply . |
| 17 | Now that the university system is expanding again , the size of the age group is falling , and the supply and demand for places evening up , the tutorial colleges are changing once more . |
| 18 | Fertility rates have not yet begun to decline in sub-Saharan Africa , but the report notes that in many African countries demand for contraceptives often exceeds supply . |
| 19 | Demand for spares — particularly for those like Unipart 's which fit all makes of car — is increasing . |
| 20 | That takes time , but also requires scale : so long as the car makers ' output — and thus demand for parts — is small , it is hard to force suppliers to change their ways . |
| 21 | Demand for funds was more likely to exceed supply in manufacturing districts , and country banks in this situation drew on their correspondents in the City by sending in immature bills . |
| 22 | Demand for mortgages remained sluggish last year despite five cuts in the mortgage rate , Mr Kirkham said . |
| 23 | The growing trend towards independent travel and demand for escapes to the Great Outdoors have prompted operators to court would-be explorers with adventurous options from high-speed , white-water rafting to camping , canoeing , mountain-climbing and ranching . |
| 24 | It was reported on April 10 , 1990 , that Poland had presented a 4,500-million rouble ( approximately $7,450 million ) demand for reparations for the forced labour of Poles in the Soviet Union during the Second World War . |
| 25 | LIBF director Brian Bradford said this week that demand for stands had been considerable and the fair was already close to being a sell-out . |
| 26 | The rest of the cast has yet to be decided , but the Civic panto has become established as a major regional attraction and demand for tickets is bound to be fierce . |