Word: demanders
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Whatever the situation -- the unprecedented opportunity to promote democracy in Eastern Europe, the spreading plague of drugs, the plight of the underclass, the urgent need for educational reform -- the typical response from Washington consists of encouraging words and token funds. Yet voters, especially the better-organized ones, continue to demand -- and often receive -- more benefits and services while rejecting higher taxes...
...heart of the opposition movement is the New Forum, an amorphous collection of mild-mannered pastors, artists and writers who coalesced only six weeks ago around a vague demand for "democratic dialogue." Although New Forum is technically illegal, it has gathered the signatures of more than 20,000 adherents, ranging from teachers and train drivers to electricians and factory foremen. Unlike Poland, where union workers sparked a popular insurrection, no single sector of society fuels the unrest in East Germany. The dissenters lack both a leader with Lech Walesa's charisma and a specific agenda...
...designer's main collection, called Donna Karan New York, is in demand among an elite crowd that seldom blinks at a $1,100 price tag for a cashmere blazer or $510 for a high-neck silk blouse. But it is Karan's more congenially priced DKNY wardrobe that has struck a popular chord. Among its current best sellers: plaid wool jackets ($395), denim jeans ($85) and merino-wool cardigans...
...home grown, and markets in Yerevan last week were stocked with fruits and vegetables. But fuel supplies were virtually nonexistent. Car owners waited in lines at the city's gas stations for days at a time. There were also acute shortages of many building supplies, which are in great demand as the result of the widespread damage caused by last December's earthquakes. Azerbaijani officials said the trains were beginning to move again, a claim disputed by Armenians...
...example, asks others not to cut their forests, then it will have to be more judicious about cutting its own. If Americans wish to stem the supply of hardwoods from the fragile jungle or furs from endangered species, then they will have to stem demand for fancy furniture and coats. If they wish to preserve wildernesses from the intrusions of the oil industry, then they will have to find alternative sources of energy and use all fuels more efficiently...