make demands on
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"People make demands on the government the whole time," says Blair.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
That leaves Mr. Scholz facing the delicate act of balancing the export-oriented needs of his domestic economy with pressure from allies to leverage his country’s position to make demands on the Chinese.
From New York Times ● Apr. 16, 2024
But STL isn’t a set of demands made by artists — it’s a group of theaters, in one community, coming together to make demands on themselves.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 19, 2020
He needs to make demands on the public to take this seriously.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 9, 2020
Do not forget that justice and law in the exploiting form of society make demands on the individual which are directly opposed to human nature.
From Freeland A Social Anticipation by Theodor Hertzka
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