Word: demanding
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...simply untrue. A collaborative program between the Kenyan Ministry of Health and the NGO Population Services International is delivering nets for as little as $0.67 throughout the area of the country where malaria is endemic. At this price, 200,000-300,000 nets per month are being delivered, and demand is currently outstripping supply. As a result, the program is rapidly scaling up supply and will deliver 3-4 million nets this year, making Kenya one of the very few African countries that will achieve the Abuja target (agreed by African heads of state in 2000) of providing...
...seal population has climbed back up to historic heights, so too has the demand for pelts in a few countries. Most of the hunt is conducted in economically depressed Newfoundland by some 4,000 off-season fishermen. "This is an important part of their income," says Geoff Regan, Canada's Minister of Fisheries and Oceans. But animal-rights activists are betting that because the U.S. buys nearly two-thirds of Canada's exported seafood, a boycott will inspire the industry to end the hunt. They also contend that Newfoundland, a former whaling hub that now makes a bundle from whale...
...costumes) who, while on hiatus in New York City, needed an outfit for a party. That's when she deconstructed and refashioned a T shirt using the quilt-stitching techniques that she learned growing up in the Appalachian foothills of northern Alabama. Individual style soon turned into a high-demand fashion business. She eventually created a line of dresses, skirts, jackets and T shirts, but she couldn't find anyone in New York to hand render her designs. So she went back to Florence, Alabama, a small town that was struggling because of the exodus of textile-industry jobs. There...
...costumes) who, while on hiatus in New York City, needed an outfit for a party. That's when she deconstructed and refashioned a T shirt using the quilt-stitching techniques that she learned growing up in the Appalachian foothills of northern Alabama. Individual style soon turned into a high-demand fashion business. She eventually created a line of dresses, skirts, jackets and T shirts, but she couldn't find anyone in New York to hand render her designs. So she went back to Florence, Alabama, a small town that was struggling because of the exodus of textile-industry jobs. There...
...growing up in Brighton, Mass., years before recruiting would demand his attention, Welch had already divided his loyalties between Harvard and Boston College. The former had always held the preferred position, though, thanks to equipment manager Chet Stone, who would place a call to the up-and-coming defenseman and a friend inviting the pair to skate when the Bright Hockey Center had open...