Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with demand in American Collocation
demand
noun
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/dɪˈmænd/
urgent
insistent
urgent
The dentist was relatively inexperienced and found it difficult to resist Mr M’s insistent demand for treatment.
unreasonable
unrealistic
unreasonable
Special educators are often overworked and face many unrealistic demands.
make a demand
make
The group made a demand for full equality.
satisfy or try to satisfy someone’s demands
accede to
accommodate
agree to
comply with
meet
respond to
satisfy
To meet the demands for improved housing conditions we have developed a new Private Sector Renewal Strategy.
refuse a demand
reject
resist
Employers resisted the demand for paid educational leave.
great or too great
enormous
excessive
heavy
huge
In Britain, by comparison with other countries, the teaching demands are excessive.
that cannot all be satisfied
competing
conflicting
The aim of this service is to assist the athlete to integrate all of the competing demands of their life.
changing or growing
changing
growing
increasing
Staff are failing to cope with the increasing demands being placed on them.