Sentence examples for faced demands from inspiring English sources

Mr Clegg faced demands from a handful of councillors to resign.

MF Global's illicit actions were discovered last fall when the firm faced demands stemming from big bets on European debt.

For one thing, in order to avoid conflicts of interest, they often faced demands to relinquish financial holdings.

Ministers faced demands tonight to put on hold plans to make hundreds of flood specialists redundant, in light of the continuing storm destruction across Britain.

The Treasury faced demands last night to examine the extent of tax avoidance by the country's wealthiest homeowners who have transferred £25bn worth of property into corporate hands.

Ministers faced demands last night to block plans by BP to launch a deep-sea drilling operation in the North Sea.

The tests they faced demanded physical maturity.

But it faces demands to do more.

He may face demands for an accounting when he returns.

Banks are already facing demands for higher capital ratios (and thus safer balance-sheets).

The BBC also faces demands for an explanation from within the Commons international development select committee.