Demand

Meet demand

Starting at 12 noon, the hijackers are threatening to kill one passenger an hour if their demands are not met.

Receive demand

 We've just received a final demand for the gas bill. If we don't pay it within seven days, the gas company are threatening to cut off the gas.

Give in to demand

Children need to learn that they can't have everything they want. You shouldn't give in to their demands all the time.

Justify demand

The unions presented a long list of reasons to justify  their demands for a shorter working week.

Renew demand

The animal rights people have renewed their demands for the abolition of all forms of hunting.

Make demand

Demands have been made for the immediate release of all political prisoners.

Fall demand

Due to fears of more terrorist attacks, the demand for transatlantic flights has fallen in recent months.

Be demand

There was so little demand for tickets for the concert that it had to be cancelled.

Cope with demand

The workforce is working round the clock, but we are finding it difficult to cope with the recent surge in demand for our products.

Outstrip demand

When demand for a product outstrips supply, the price of that product usually rises. That's why property prices have gone through the roof.

Rise demand

Demand for mobile phones has risen sharply. This increase is partly due to lower prices.

Create demand

The main role of advertising is to create a demand for a particular product.

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Go back and underline other interesting collocations in this exercise.

 I don't want a job which makes heavy demands on My time. I want a social life as well!

Enforcing this new law on dropping litter will make impossible demands on the police . I don’t think it'll work in practice.

 The emotional demands of looking after an elderly parent can be overwhelming.

I don't know how working women cope with the conflicting demands of work and family life.

I've decided to hand in my resignation. The salary is good, but the demands of the job are excessive.

Flying into crowded airports like Heathrow makes enormous demands on pilots.

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Good secretaries are always in demand.

Some people believe that abortion should be available on demand.

I'm far too busy. There are just too many demands on my time at the moment.

In recent years we've seen the demand for good quality one-bedroom flats grow and grow.

 

Notes

• 1. If someone is 'unequal to the demands of the job', they can't do it.
• Note the following way of saying that people want something:

        By popular demand, the show will run for another week.

• In business you often need to talk about 'the law of supply and demand'.
• Common adjective expressions are:

         emotional demands financial demands conflicting demands huge demands