Word: demand
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...keep them in stock," said a staff assistant at the Technology Products Center. The center sold its first shipment of 100 machines in only two weeks, with demand "way beyond what I predicted it to be," said Dianne M. Terp, manager of marketing and new business development at the center...
...demand for housing is "absolutely crazynow," said Harry B. Johnson, general manager ofRealty World-Litchfield & Associates...
...Vaux said the demand is so great that itcannot be met in the most sought-after regions, sopeople are spilling over to other parts ofCambridge, and even into the outer areas of town,she added...
Real estate developer Anton J. Finelli, ofStuart Ward Associates, agrees with Le Vaux andsaid that there is an increasing demand fordeveloping property away from the city. Thisgrowth, said Finelli, can strengthen the localeconomy. "It is like a shot in the arm for localsocial culture, that comes from having a larger,more diverse population...
...orders in more than two years. In Hong Kong, the Tung family fleet of some 150 ships has nearly gone aground because of $2 billion in debts. A group of the Tungs' bankers helped bail out the company this month by giving it easier payment terms. The demand for cargo ships has been slackening since the mid-1970s, when oil prices went up and industrial countries began cutting back their imports. At the same time, shippers were taking delivery of huge fleets of carriers they had ordered when times were better. These modern craft, which feature highly automated loading gear...