"demand understanding" is correct and can be used in written English.
You can use it when wanting to suggest that someone should be attempting to understand a particular situation or idea. For example, "He demanded understanding of the new regulations."
I think it's absolutely first-rate that Gingrich didn't demand understanding from God, given that this is all very hard to understand.
On the other hand, the sites for the more literary writers demand understanding, not familiarity.
Whereas most autism researchers would agree that the rate has increased, but perhaps not why or how much, Lathe pragmatically suggests that the reasons may not matter at this point ASDs are of such major concern that they demand understanding regardless.
The latter option will open public and societal access to information on the process of organ donation and also will demand understanding of the relayed information.
Stephanie Lynn Nicks shows various sides of her personality -- tough, demanding, understanding, funny, sunny, eccentric, passionate, patriotic -- and provides compelling backstories behind the songs while interacting with key players from her past.
Within the research field of urban water demand management, understanding the link between environmental and water conservation attitudes and observed end use water consumption has been limited.
In addition, the increased demand for understanding the early stages of apoptosis is pushing the envelope for solutions in early instance real-time monitoring of death kinetics.
So, I think architects today must find a new and different way to get to the stage, where they can fulfill the criteria that clients demand, including understanding the assurances, risks, quality system, and liability procedures the job requires.
There is thus an increasing demand on understanding the function and relationship of proteins in various strains of M. tuberculosis.
A free society demands understanding of a complex world that only comes from smartly recruited agents and analysts working under the rubric carved into the C.I.A.'s marble edifice: "Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall set ye free".
The complex nature of processes involved in self-healing demands understanding of multi-level molecular and macroscopic events.
