Sentence examples for so long demanded from inspiring English sources

"What's taking so long?" demanded Levi Zdunic, 19, a freshman bowling with his buddies at Spartan Lanes, in the basement of the Michigan State student union.

But the path it takes will not be uninfluenced by the attitude of rival political leaders, and that, so far, has tended toward the view favored by Mr. Cameron, that the report itself constitutes the catharsis the families have so long demanded.

"Why did you grow your hair so long?" demands his father.

And why did you wait so long to demand a withdrawal and only today adding the caveat without delay?

The resolution seemed anticlimactic enough to make everyone wonder what took so long: producers demanding labor savings got some in the way of reduced staffing requirements, and the union determined to protect jobs and wage increases did so, too.

"I understand the frustration that a lot of guys don't come here," Stricker said, adding: "The schedule is so long and demanding at some times, especially toward the end of the year, that it's just hard to play them all".

Why, for example, has it taken the US so long to demand that Turkey closes its border with Syria?

The Kosovars have long demanded independence.

He delayed paying suppliers so long that one demanded a cashier's check; he grudgingly obliged, then called the bank to stop payment, an executive of one of his suppliers said in an interview Tuesday.

After holding out for so long against demands that you write a blank cheque, that is what you might well end up having to do.XX.XX

But the battle against counterfeits is, in some ways, rather like the war on drugs: closing down the factories and taking out the dealers will have little effect so long as demand stays high.