make demands on

Idioms  

1. Urgently require something of someone, as in Her mother's illness has made considerable demands on her time. [Late 1300s]

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Example Sentences

Then there's what happens when millions of electric cars make demands on the electricity grid.

From BBC

"Don't waste food, don't waste electricity, don't waste gas. Don't waste paper. All those things make demands on the planet."

From BBC

Guntram Wolff of the Bruegel think-tank said central EU borrowing could allow Brussels to make demands on how the money is spent after the Commission also came under pressure to attach climate strings to coronavirus state aid packages.

From Reuters

Rather than “vote blue no matter who”, we must vote green for our planet, and brown and black for our people – and make demands on Biden that will fundamentally change this country.

From The Guardian

“The defendants agreed that Netanyahu and his wife will be able to make demands on Mr. and Mrs. Elovitch concerning their media coverage,” the indictment said.

From Reuters

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