Sentence examples for like a demand from inspiring English sources

People in Tohoku are beginning to resent the phrase, because it sounds like a demand to endure even more.

He said Russia might apply pressure with a more cautious statement, like a demand for "a new configuration of political leadership".

Not unlike the 'please' in 'two pints of Guinness, please', it adds no real meaning but simply prevents the utterance from sounding curt, like a demand.

It seems, in fact, like a demand that police pretend to be blind to skin colour, accent and social status, while making other demands that render such blindness impossible.

When I speak my mind and receive a howling hurricane of abuse in return, it doesn't feel like a plea for my attention – it feels like a demand for my silence.

In an era of prog rock, singer-songwriters and concept albums, Horses became a clarion call for primitive guitar rockers everywhere and its opener Gloria rang like a demand to storm the barricades of a soporific music scene.

Sounds like a demanding week.

She sounds like a demanding track coach when she sprints 200 yards through the water: "Reach for the stars," she admonishes herself.

So if a person concentrates on that goal, she may have fewer internal resources to deal with other challenging situations in life, like a demanding boss or an angry spouse.

"Get more toys out!" "Have a cookie!" "Time to change a diaper!" She sounds like a demanding little drill sergeant.

As a busy doctor, I can understand how eating healthy might feel like a herculean demand and become short shift among the numerous demands in your life.