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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a just demand" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a request or claim that is fair, reasonable, or morally right.
Example: "The workers presented a just demand for better wages and working conditions during the negotiations."
Alternatives: "a fair request" or "a reasonable claim".
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There is no doubt that this is a just demand, but it is nonetheless unrealistic.
"A man who is born into a world," Malthus wrote in the second edition of his Essay, "if he cannot get subsistence from his parents on whom he has a just demand and if the society does not want his labour, has no claim of right to the smallest portion of food, and in fact has no business to be where he is.
A man who is born into a world already possessed - if he cannot get subsistence from his parents on whom he has a just demand, and if the society do not want his labour, has no claim of right to the smallest portion of food.
But if you say, 'Unless you agree with me I'll be hurt,' well, that's not a just demand.
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"This is the desktop version of a smash and grab - they want a quick payoff". Maktub doesn't just demand a ransom, it increases the fee - which is to be paid in bitcoins - as time elapses.
Looking weary, Bersani said it was time for the 5 Star movement to do more than just demand a clean sweep of Italy's established political order.
It's much easier to just demand a bigger technology budget.
But this is about much more than a baby video: The ruling means a copyright owner can't just demand material be taken down without being able to show they've considered whether or not the material is fair use.
Teaching doesn't just demand an aptitude for teaching; or, put it another way, an aptitude for teaching is made up of many subsidiary aptitudes.
I recognize that Israel has legitimate security needs, needs that can be reconciled with the Palestinians' just demand for a complete withdrawal from occupied territory.
He is a man who didn't just demand your best - he expected it.
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