Sentence examples for demand for sand from inspiring English sources

City crews struggled to keep up with demand for sand for filling sandbags.

The Netherlands is considering large-scale offshore sand extraction to meet the increasing demand for building sand, as the current supply of sand from land is insufficient.

The building industry's demand for aggregate – sand and gravel – dictates the number of new pits local authorities have to establish, under rules contained in the government's National Planning Policy Framework NPPFF).

The demand for marine sand in the Netherlands as well as globally is increasing.

We beg you to declare a moratorium on fracking in Illinois, as we are sure that, should you move forward with this regulatory bill and open your state to large-scale fracking, the demand for frac sand will increase further, along with the price--and thus along with the pressure on our own political leaders to escalate further the devastating practice of frac sand mining and processing.

A "Special Mining Squad" was established by the Noida district administration to curb sand mining and was expected to succeed, but high demand of sand for increased construction activity, police inaction and the political nexus with the "sand mafia" has ensured that various rules to safeguard the environment are regularly flouted.

When demand for tar sands energy was strong in recent years, investment in Alberta surged.

Increasing sedentarisation and expanding urban centres in the region caused increased demand for building sands.

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper lobbied against the FQD, concerned that it would reduce demand for tar sands, and threatened the EU with a WTO challenge.

These same construction sites drive demand for even more sand.

But global demand for dwindling supplies of sand and other materials is mounting.