Word: demand
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Sochi has 200 sanatoriums and dozens of hotels. As in other resort cities, the demand for rooms far outstrips the supply. Those unable to bribe or bluster their way to a place in the sun are forced to find their own lodgings. The Soviets refer to these masses of unfortunates as dikari, literally "savages," but in this sense meaning unofficial holidaymakers. They arrive with nowhere to stay and must try to strike a bargain with locals who have a room to rent. Such private deals are strictly illegal, but they are widely tolerated. Some seaside landladies offer a fair deal...
...demand, however, has reached unprecedented heights. More than 2500 computers were sold through Harvard's Office of Information Technology at well below the market rate, supplying a personal computer, mostly Apple Macintoshes, to any student or faculty member who produced the cash. Administrators said they are optimistic after this year's results that students will not be required to purchase the machines, since so many demonstrated interest on their...
...Harvard, Spence said he has implemented programs to make the technology, both hardware and software, available to students and the Faculty on demand only. They can access advanced computer systems and software at reduced costs through the University, but the initiative must be their...
...high time that the College abandon its indifference. It is also high time for the Women's Studies Committee to demand the attention and the funding which it requires to be effective...
...major demand of the '69 sit-in was that Harvard abolish ROTC, but it was anti-University sentiment and ideological fervor that characterized the anti-war and other student movements at Harvard and other schools at that time...