It demands attention and is the enemy of contemplation.
Each of these regions demands American engagement and leadership.
Countries must respond urgently or face the prospect of vastly heavier financial demands in the future.
The Grand Square gives a lot of energy which demands to be used, internal dynamism, insistence, force.
Tamil demands for equality and for a real devolution of power in the north and east are far from unreasonable.
He was offered a couple of jobs but stayed adamant about his salary demands and about a title that would befit a man of his stature.
Over the years, abusive behaviour by the Sri Lankan army and the refusal of the government to offer genuine political concessions to Tamil demands have done much to sustain the dreadful Tigers.
The work demands patience.
Deterrence of aggression also demands forward defense.
Defusing Spain's regional tensions also demands a new bipartisanship.
Businesses said the points test needed to be tailored to better meet the demands of employers.
The other, contrasting path that opens is "rebellion": doing and representing the opposite of what the superego demands.
Not only is the newer voice-recognition software getting less expensive, but it demands a smaller portion of the platform's processing power, vendors said.
Maradona has incurred the wrath of no less a bigot than the Pope, because every time His Holiness makes a speech about helping the poor, Maradona demands that the Vatican should give them its own vast wealth.
He was urgent in his demands.
Banks are experiencing higher customer churn rates and the survey revealed a significant shortfall between consumer service demands and the current capacity of Banks to meet those demands.
They are entirely unprepared to cope with the demands and costs of chronic, sometimes life-long care.
For manufacturers and formulators of agricultural chemicals, the world is a constantly changing mix of regulatory and market demands, based on environmental and economic factors.
Translation demands utmost care.
His righteousness demands repentance and cleansing before restoration.
The second option is technically superior but it demands higher-performance equipment.
Ulysses had it right: in order to endure listening to the seductive-but-deadly sirens, not only did he have himself bound to the mast, but he ordered his crew to ignore his demands to set him free.
I'm sick of your insane demands.
Her offense: displaying unabashed ego by publicizing a list of extreme demands for a boyfriend.
In late October he sent an open letter to its chief minister, Mayawati, saying her administration had ignored 22 demands from monitors in his ministry that she look into graft.
It is man's demands made against his fate; the demands of the poor are but a pretext.
Office collections only work among coworkers who genuinely have some fondness for one another and when the demands aren't too high.
A dynamic government is necessary to meet the demands of a changing society.
I cannot accept your imperious demands.
The first is to ensure that private creditors contribute to a Greek bail-out, to satisfy German demands that taxpayers should not have to bear all the burden of another euro-zone rescue.
The demands of our business consistently outpace available technology resources.
Twenty-somethings get caught in the stresses and demands of a job but in doing so let other parts of their life slip.
We are pleased to learn that there are very brisk demands for our products in New York.
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