By some accounts, the increased demand for order and decorum is a reflection of the times.
But such standardization also fulfills Vitruvius' concurrent demand for order, arrangement, eurythmy, symmetry, and propriety.
Moreover, Mr. Kelly was able to tap into a strong public demand for order that had been developing in the city since the 1970's, as businesses and community groups formed to clean public spaces, for example.
If anything, the public demand for order has probably intensified during the past eight years, as citizens have discovered that civic virtue does not require tolerating routine confrontations with people who are annoying or intimidating.
Civility and respect for order -- nay, demand for order -- have always been tenets of conservatism.
When the counter-movement arises, acquires a bitter and reactionary tone, and becomes a backlash, polarization and heightened disorder often lead to demands for order at any cost, at the expense of any amelioration that might otherwise have occurred.
Besides the surge in demand for machinery, orders for primary metals such as steel rose 0.3percentt.
A lot of the demand for factory orders has come from inventory restocking, which is temporary.
Worries about automatic tax increases next year cut demand for factory orders and manufacturing jobs.
The old-fashioned apple pie is especially popular and in demand for Thanksgiving (orders will be taken starting Nov. 1).
