unreasonable demand

collocation in English

meaningsofunreasonableanddemand

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unreasonable
adjective
uk
/ʌnˈriː.zən.ə.bəl/us
/ʌnˈriː.zən.ə.bəl/
not fair ...
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demand
noun
uk
/dɪˈmɑːnd/us
/dɪˈmænd/
a ...
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(Definition ofunreasonableanddemandfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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But that would be anunreasonabledemandof him. 37.
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This revealing is a challenging which puts to nature theunreasonabledemandthat it supply energy that can be extracted and stored as such.
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Is that anunreasonabledemand, or are you going to let this fire be fanned for several months with all the consequences that may ensue?
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I do not think that is at all anunreasonabledemandto make.
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The question is: is there an arrangement which would meet our needs without putting thatunreasonabledemandupon them?
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That does not seem to be anunreasonabledemand.
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If in a small minority of cases and in peculiar conditions the miners make anunreasonabledemandthey will decide.
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That is not anunreasonabledemand, and is not a demand without precedent.
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It is not anunreasonabledemandwhich is being made.
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This is a new and totallyunreasonabledemand.
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I think that that is not in any way anunreasonabledemandto make.
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I cannot see why it should be considered at all anunreasonabledemand.
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It is about targeting those at the highest risk, which is surely not anunreasonabledemand.
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That was out of the question and anunreasonabledemand, because we need solutions.
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We have never made any such demand; it would be an unfair andunreasonabledemand.
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I do not think that is anunreasonabledemand.
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The question is one of anunreasonabledemandon the railways which may seem reasonable to a local authority.
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That is not anunreasonabledemandwhen we compare our work with that of legislatures that carry less extensive responsibilities than we do.
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I do not think that would be anunreasonabledemandas part of that time would be spent during his ordinary working hours.
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This is not anunreasonabledemandto make.
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