ADJ
- legitimate, realistic, reasonable
- I think your demand for higher wages is perfectly reasonable
- unrealistic, unreasonable
- radical
- urgent
- central, key, main, major
- fresh, new, renewed
- There have been renewed demands for the government to take action to reduce crime
- growing, increasing
- final
- A final demand for payment had been issued
- written
- financial, political
- government, opposition, popular, public, royal, union
- The management had no intention of meeting union demands
- pay, ransom, tax, wage
- A ransom demand has been made for the kidnapped racehorse
VERB + DEMAND
- issue, make, present, press, put forward
- Demands have been made for the immediate distribution of food to the refugees
- renew, repeat, step up
- Campaigners have stepped up their demands for immediate government action
- face
- respond to
- agree to, give in to, meet, satisfy, yield to
- My government cannot give in to the demands of an illegal organization
- reject, resist
PREP
- on ~
- Campaigners insist that abortion should be available on demand
- ~ for, ~ from
- demands from the opposition for a recount of the votes
ADJ
- big, buoyant, considerable, enormous, great, heavy, high, huge, insatiable, peak, strong, unprecedented
- Demand for the product is buoyant. There's always a great demand for our soups in winter
- burgeoning, growing, increased/increasing, rising
- excess, extra
- constant, steady
- She is in constant demand to make public appearances and give interviews
- changing, fluctuating, seasonal
- current, future
- latent, likely, pent-up, potential, projected, prospective
- overall, total
- We can estimate that total market demand for electrical goods will rise by 8%
- declining, falling, limited, low, reduced, sluggish
- consumer, customer, market, popular, public
- By popular demand, the play will run for another week
- domestic, export, foreign, local, world, worldwide
- The slowdown in domestic demand was offset by an increase in exports
- electricity, energy, housing, labour, etc.
QUANT
- level
- a high level of demand
VERB + DEMAND
- cope with, meet, satisfy
- The factories are staying open all weekend to try to meet the consumer demand for this product
- create, generate
- It is the job of the marketing manager to create demand for the new product
- boost, increase, stimulate
- reduce
- exceed, outstrip
- Supply normally exceeds demand for the bulk of consumer goods
- forecast
- It can be difficult to forecast demand in the construction industry
- manage
- policies aimed at managing demand
DEMAND + VERB
- grow, increase, rise
- Demand for personal computers has risen sharply
- decline, fall, slow (down)
- As demand slows, the need to export will return
PREP
- in ~
- These old machines are still in demand
- ~ among
- the potential demand among children
- ~ for
- increased demand for health products
- ~ from
- the demand from consumers
- ~ on
- This section of the population makes a high demand on health care resources
PHRASES
- supply and demand
- the law of supply and demand
ADJ
- considerable, enormous, excessive, extra, great, heavy, high, impossible
- I think the demands of this job are excessive
- exacting, pressing
- growing, increasing
- competing, conflicting, contradictory
- day-to-day, everyday
- the day-to-day demands of the job
- immediate
- the need for scientific research freed from the immediate demands of industry
- external
- The person who cannot say 'no' to others' requests is likely to be overwhelmed by external demands
- economic, emotional, financial, physical, practical, sexual, social, technical
- Life is hard for nurses on children's wards, where the emotional demands can be overwhelming
VERB + DEMAND
- impose, make, place
- My elderly parents make a lot of demands on me
- respond to
- cope with
- coping with the conflicting demands of work and family life
PREP
- ~ on/upon
- My work seems to make more and more demands on my time