Overcoming these problems, the review suggested, demanded overcoming these divisions.
At the risk of disagreeing with Lee Rourke, in their paradoxical, convoluted way they express and reflect essential truths about life, complicated, conflicting truths which, I'd suggest, demand attention when writing about sex.
But at least one analyst said the results and forecast, which followed a better-than-expected report from the Intel Corporation, suggested demand was strengthening for Texas Instruments' customers.
Mr. Ashworth said the higher level suggested demand was increasing and the mild winter had less effect than some economists had thought.
One analyst said that being first to market gave LG "bragging rights", but suggested demand would be limited.
Many commentators have suggested demand coupled with a shortage of homes on the market have led to the rising prices seen over the last year.
IBM's first-quarter sales results suggested demand wasn't coming back soon, as revenue fell a worse-than-expected 11% from a year earlier.
The SMMT said the figures were a positive start to the year and suggested demand was set to grow in 2013.
In a note this week he suggested demand for the Apple Watch had disappointed some investors — also pointing to slow rollout as a constraining factor, with Apple not initially offering walk-in sales via its retail stores.
We can't predict whether natural gas prices will hold up, but we can report that witness comments at Wednesday's congressional hearing suggested demand would likely remain brisk.
