Sentence examples for soften demand for from inspiring English sources

As Intel previously warned, earnings were hurt by an impairment charge related to the company's investment in network operator Clearwire and sales fell as the weak economic environment continued to soften demand for personal computers.

President Nicos Anastasiades was trying to compel policy makers in Brussels to soften demands for a tax to be assessed on Cypriot bank deposits, saying European Union leaders used "blackmail" to get him to agree to those conditions early Saturday in order to receive a bailout package worth 10 billion euros, or $13 billion.

Will the president soften demands for Syrian President Bashar Assad to be removed from office?

Maytag's Dixie-Narco vending-machine unit, meantime, was hurt by softening demand for soft drinks.

And Whirlpool fell $9.13, or 6.5 percent, to $131.29, after Cleveland Research, in a note to clients, pointed to softening demand for appliances.

After saying for months that rising prices were not a factor in softening demand for such vehicles, they now say the prices are having an effect.

For more than a century, the city has been dominated by glass-making, but the problems of Detroit automakers have softened demand for car windows from its plants.

"You might see softening demand for the giant purchases, but it won't affect this market because these are the joys," she said.

One is the softening demand for expensive cellphones in Europe, cited by both Nokia and Sony Ericsson in their latest quarterly earnings reports.

Elantec Semiconductor reduced its third-quarter profit and revenue forecasts for the second time and said it would cut its 375-member work force by 15percentt amid softening demand for its communications products.

Wizards of the Coast, the Hasbro division that publishes the cards and operates specialty stores that sell them, laid off 100 people last month after citing softening demand for Pokemon.