1. petition
More than 10,000 people signed the petition.
I addressed a petition to the mayor.
More than 300 villagers have signed a petition against the building project.
a petition against the new road
I signed the petition to stop the building from being demolished because it's one of my favourite places in town.
The petition was signed by nearly 30 000 people.
I thought it strange that the petition had been turned down.
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Oxford3000 - page 12. demand
How to meet future energy demand is a big question we must consider.
to demand
Decency, security, and liberty alike demand that government officials shall be subjected to the same rules of conduct that are commands to the citizen.
The Parisian police, he said, "are exceedingly able in their way. They are persevering, ingenious, cunning, and thoroughly versed in the knowledge which their duties seem chiefly to demand."
This new model of car is so popular that they have had to open a new factory to meet the demand.
The current imbalance between supply and demand is considered to reflect structural changes on the demand side, rather than being a cyclical phenomenon.
In Japan there are a lot of translations from English to Japanese and from Japanese to English, but there isn't much real demand for Japanese to Spanish or Spanish to Japanese.
As soon as the land of any country has all become private property, the landlords, like all other men, love to reap where they never sowed, and demand a rent even for its natural produce.
I'm afraid this sounds like a demand, but could you return the money I lent you the other day?
They vote in secret, may seek public office, and may demand the removal of public officials who behave improperly.
What Microsoft is launching is a beta version of its "NetShow streaming server"; it supplies video and audio on demand.
Sales at the company zoomed thanks to brisk export demand, but profit did not keep up because of intense competition.
"I want to know who threw away the batteriries." He demanded to know who threw away the batteriries
Women should demand more respect. (Kobiety powinny domagać się większego szacunku.) Who gave you the right to demand anything? (Kto dał ci prawo, żeby czegokolwiek żądać?)
According to the author Joe Marconi, books that are labeled "Harvard Classics" can demand twice the price.
3. plea
Anthony's lawyers refused to enter a plea at the time of her arrest,
So this is a call, a plea, to the incredibly talented TED community.
He made a plea for help/mercy. Mr Wilson entered a plea of not guilty.
My plea is: Please, respect the amendments that have been put today
Tepper's words were a plea, not a command.
A plea for the animals
an emotional plea for forgiveness
He made a plea for help/mercy
... Here's my one last plea to companies.
a plea for help
God, hear my plea.
Please don't do translations if you're crap at it. This is a plea from the English translation clients.
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504 - English to Persian