Word: demanding
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Nevertheless, Apple is in trouble. For one, the demand for the new Power Macs has proved to be a mixed blessing. Anxious to avoid a repeat of 1993, when supplies of PowerBook laptops exceeded demand, Spindler's staff erred in the other direction, drastically underestimating the demand for the new line and failing to produce enough to meet orders. Apple expected growth for its computers to peak at 23% a year, a few points higher than the industry average for computers; demand growth, however, turned out to be a stunning 35%, says Tim Bajarin, a Silicon Valley computer marketing consultant...
Unlike the artifacts of many other civilizations, many of the Native American objects belong to societies whose members live on today. No descendants of the Mayans could complain or demand restitution when explorers destroyed their temples at the beginning of this century, nor do many Babylonians boycott the Louvre. But native Americans have a legitimate right to take back burial objects and human remains stolen from their tribes, though the exact circumstances of the relics' procurement are often nebulous...
...actions a rip-off, though, requires something of a stretch. The company didn't steal away with the seeds and market them; it built a plant in Tumkur, near Bangalore, to process them, providing jobs for 60 Indians and contributing to the local economy. Some critics charge that demand from Grace's plant is the cause of a recent jump in neem-seed prices that has driven some small farmers out of business, but that is difficult to prove. And while India will eventually have to change its patent laws as a member of the World Trade Organization under...
...workings of the show, but he's not in the office 12 hours a day, which is what makes a difference. It's really helpful to have an outside eye." And an outside intellect. "Medical shows have traditionally pandered to the audience," says Wells. "Michael brought a demand for a certain type of intelligent storytelling, and the audience has responded...
...apology by U.S. Ambassador Walter Mondale has done little to placate the people of Okinawa after the rape of a 12-year-old girl, allegedly by a group of U.S. servicemen, exactly three weeks ago. Today, nearly a thousand people gathered in a park on the Japanese island to demand that American military personnel stationed there leave for good. "The rape has crystallized Okinawans' sense of grievance against the powers in Washington and Tokyo," reports Tokyo bureau chief Edward Desmond. The timing couldn't be worse, since the U.S. and Japan are to sign a five-year agreement Wednesday covering...