Demand can be unpredictable.
First, there is the pretence that the supply and demand can be managed by force.
First, how far energy demand can be reduced by relatively cheap energy-efficiency measures.
Improved law enforcement, international collaboration and measures to reduce demand can be implemented with success.
The day-to-day fluctuation in demand can be a headache for full-time producers.
The World Bank group will continue to work with the government of Lesotho to ensure that demand can be met".
In a big, unregulated market, the standard formula of supply and demand can be more fable than law.
Partly it's pragmatism: the sex trade is global, and will disappear only if demand can be curtailed everywhere.
But anyone who thinks we don't have good ways to stimulate demand can be refuted with this observation alone.
"The supply of classic T-Birds is pretty substantial, so a blip in demand can be met without forcing prices up," he said.
The General Assembly finance committee, which Mr. Levitte addressed today, has until Dec. 22 to reach agreement on how, or if, the United States demand can be accommodated.
