Word: demand
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Department has been much concerned by the slow rate at which veterans have been applying for their bonuses. To be sure, claims may be filed until Jan. 1, 1928, but the veterans might be expected to demand at once whatever is coming to them. Of the 4,051,606 Army veterans, about 1,785,000 have applied. Only 64 have announced they will accept no bonus...
...natural, before descending upon the French debt to the U. S., Mr. Churchill ventured a few words about the Anglo-American debt settlement. In his opinion, it was settled once and for all. There was positively no inference that Britain would at any time demand a modification of its terms. Indeed, if the contrary obtained, then the Chancellor's conclusions were rendered wholly nugatory. As he saw it, the debt settlement "has placed us in an extraordinarily strong position. We take our seat at the council board of the allied and associated Powers under obligations...
...enthusiastic audience which was puzzled, delighted, and amused in turn by the varied program of the concert. In addition to Stafford's performance, which kept the audience guessing, a "Vocal Unit" of 16 voices rendered several of the old time popular and college songs which have been in great demand lately. G. B. Moynahan '26, popular dancing expert gave several of his weird and clever exhibitions, in response to repeated encores...
...Muscle Shoals power, while a nitrogen-fixing industry is developing, will probably be considerably greater than is needed. But, if Muscle Shoals plants were eventually called upon to furnish all the nitrogen compounds necessary for domestic agriculture and industry, they would probably fall short of the demand for lack of power?they certainly would at the present stage of development. On account of the many "ifs," "buts" and uncertainties, whatever disposal is made of the plant must be reasonably flexible in its provisions...
...Julian D. Sears of the Geo logical Survey warned the engineers that they must find more economical means of producing, refining and using petroleum and predicted that the 1924 production of crude oil would fall 32,000,000 barrels behind the demand...