13 example sentences using demand.
Demand used in a sentence
Demand in a sentence as a noun
Take shocks such as bubbles and demand-side crises.
It's what we do if and only if rising consumer demand requires it.
If everyone in a region has PV, and clouds move in, they will be demanding more power from the grid.
The ability to discover a new exploit on demand implies a high level of skill within the group.
The demand was the same: hand the Snowden material back or destroy it. I explained that we could not research and report on this subject if we complied with this request.
And only consumers can set in motion this virtuous cycle of increasing demand and hiring.
But at the very least you're already cynical about those things and demand to get paid well enough in risk-adjusted terms.
Demand in a sentence as a verb
You have to buy large print runs, which don't always line up neatly with real-world demand, requiring large investments in inventory.
Then why would somebody running a large corporation hire more people than they thought would be needed to meet consumer demand?
Whoever replaces him or her will drive under the same demands and incentives, and will on average respond the same way to those demands and incentives.
Then the third month - this is when the market dynamics got interesting By now, several people had noticed that avian meat was in hot demand once a month.
Numerous economists have made the point that a large trade surplus can be a sign of economic weakness: perpetual insufficient demand at home in the domestic market.
As a consequence of Lavabit fighting, they likely got slapped with some pretty harsh contempt of court rulings, including a demand to record all private keys needed for decryption going forward.
Demand definitions
an urgent or peremptory request; "his demands for attention were unceasing"
the ability and desire to purchase goods and services; "the automobile reduced the demand for buggywhips"; "the demand exceeded the supply"
required activity; "the requirements of his work affected his health"; "there were many demands on his time"
See also: requirement
the act of demanding; "the kidnapper's exorbitant demands for money"
a condition requiring relief; "she satisfied his need for affection"; "God has no need of men to accomplish His work"; "there is a demand for jobs"
See also: need
request urgently and forcefully; "The victim's family is demanding compensation"; "The boss demanded that he be fired immediately"; "She demanded to see the manager"
require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"
claim as due or just; "The bank demanded payment of the loan"
See also: exact
lay legal claim to
summon to court
ask to be informed of; "I demand an explanation"