ever-increasing demand
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demand
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uk/dɪˈmɑːnd/us/dɪˈmænd/
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The organ allocation process is charged with the equitable distribution of an essential fixed resource underever-increasingdemand.
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The virtual cathode oscillator can meet all of the required characteristics of theever-increasingdemandof applications except it has low efficiency.
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The number of patients now regarded as suitable for cataract surgery has, therefore, effectively doubled, causing anever-increasingdemandfor this service.
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There is anever-increasingdemandfor action and a feeling that we want no further excuses in this matter.
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Due to the enormous andever-increasingdemandfor mobile communications, their transmission masts most often cause public concern.
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Evidence can also be given of theever-increasingdemandby students to take this subject as a first degree course.
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He believes in the doctrine of artificial restriction of supply and that it can hold down anever-increasingdemand.
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We have had the towns growing at a great rate, with anever-increasingdemandon the food supply.
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There will be anever-increasingdemandfor land, which, taken with the demand for timber, is forcing forestry down at the rates we have heard.
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I will end by saying that land is in short supply and inever-increasingdemand.
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It needs to spell out clearly what is expected of local authorities which are undergoingever-increasingdemandon their ever-decreasing resources.
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One of the main challenges is increasing the capacity of the health service to enable it to keep pace withever-increasingdemandand expectations.
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The same men cannot count for both, and, therefore, you have anever-increasingdemandwith a steadily diminishing supply of men.
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Throughout the western world, theever-increasingdemandfor higher education has raised fundamental questions about its future size, shape and, most importantly, funding.
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We have anever-increasingdemandfor funds, higher interest rates and a weak gilt-edged market.
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In years gone by, miners have produced more and more coal to meet anever-increasingdemand.
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It was to a considerable extent a push necessitated by anever-increasingdemandfor lower costs of production and mechanisation.
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There is anever-increasingdemandfor boy labour.
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It will be good for consumers because they will be less dependent on world food supplies, which are inever-increasingdemand.
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One problem is that local authorities are being asked to contract when there is anever-increasingdemandfor their services.
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