Example sentences of "[unc] demands for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the issue of compensation for Japan 's pre-1945 colonization of Korea , Nakahira rejected Chon 's demands for financial compensation for property damages and deaths of Korean citizens . |
| 2 | Then the trade deficit will make it hard to lower interest rates without undermining sterling , while at the same time reinforcing industry 's demands for cheaper money to help it compete . |
| 3 | Pavlov 's demands for wider economic powers were rejected on June 21 by Gorbachev , who openly criticized conservative deputies who had used Pavlov 's remarks as a platform for launching an attack on Gorbachev 's leadership . |
| 4 | Through the rest of that summer and autumn the Prime Minister 's demands for major raids by 5,000 to 10,000 men could not be met because there were no craft to land them . |
| 5 | Secondly , by denouncing the CFDT 's demands for industrial democracy and restricting negotiations to the traditional issues of pay and hours , the CGT ensured that the May events would have little impact on the future structure of industrial relations . |
| 6 | The election process generates very little information about the population 's demands for specific public services . |
| 7 | Mr Baker 's demands for more emphasis on grammar began a ridiculous debate in the newspapers , during which most participants revealed their misunderstanding of language by taking for granted that the rules of grammar are fixed and permanent throughout time . |
| 8 | We took advantage of a comprehensive review of strategic guidance in Wales to press home our view that land use planning must play a central role in reducing society 's demands for finite natural resources . |
| 9 | With Sudan already declared a " defaulter nation " with outstanding debts of US$1,200 million to the IMF , the government 's demands for fresh credits of $1,500 million were made dependent on an IMF-approved austerity programme which included currency devaluation , price liberalization and an increase in tariff and interest rates . |
| 10 | Being used for draught work until quite recently , the French animals retained their size at a time when British cattle were deliberately bred smaller and more short-legged , and these bigger , muscular , fast-growing and later maturing French types now meet today 's demands for lean ‘ supermarket ’ meat cuts . |
| 11 | A comprehensive survey of feudal and allodial tenures ( in the Bordelais only ) was made , and it is significant that Edward 's demands for military service from Gascon vassals in 1294 closely followed the lists of vassals in the Recognicionesfeodorum of 1273–5 . |
| 12 | Although the rebels ' demands for personal freedom are conspicuous in the chronicles , this can hardly have been the main motive of the Kentishmen , one of the most prominent groups among the peasants , because in Kent there was no serfdom . |
| 13 | The views of general , craft and white collar unions are considered on a range of issues arising from the introduction of new technology , on the one hand , and employers ' demands for increased labour flexibility , on the other . |
| 14 | Anglers ' demands for better quality more choice and innovative ideas have been met , with companies like E.T. , Middy , Drennan and Gardner leading the field in accessories . |
| 15 | Following April 's revolution in which King Birendra had been forced to accede to protesters ' demands for major political reforms [ see pp. 37362-63 ] , the new interim government ( headed by Nepali Congress president Krishna Prasad Bhattarai ) moved to consolidate its achievements during May . |
| 16 | Large military spending took place during the war years of 1914–18 , followed by the Allied countries ' demands for huge reparations in the Treaty of Versailles . |
| 17 | The printers have been designed to reflect Hewlett-Packard 's ‘ anywhere to anywhere ’ print strategy , which aims to accommodate the complexities of heterogeneous computing environments while keeping pace with users ' demands for speedier and more advanced printers . |
| 18 | He was there to explain to the court that he and the other officers had tried to control the Nazi leaders ' demands for gross reprisals for the deaths of the Germans in the Via Rassella . |
| 19 | Reports of Lib Dem demands for four cabinet posts in a minority Labour government , apparently floated by Des Wilson , only aggravated the damage he was doing . |