1.   Although securities firms bought the new notes at a lower yield than expected, they drove yields higher after the sale to drum up demand among investors.

2.   An insatiable demand among Chinese people to multiply their new-found wealth with the roll of a dice has already attracted foreign investors.

3.   Argentaria officials said they have not noticed any slip in demand among retail shareholders.

4.   At the time, association officers reported that demand among thieves was rising as cattle prices were peaking at record highs.

5.   Because Gazprom is so big and so credible, brokers say that its IOUs are always in popular demand among both investors and companies looking for natural gas.

6.   But Grier said the company was confident it would meet huge demand among small-business customers.

7.   But there has been a resurgence in demand among baby boomers the last five years.

8.   By modifying the restriction, the commission tried to respond to what it saw as a growing demand among workers as well as employers for workplace committees.

9.   Companies have been eager to raise funds in the corporate bond market recently because borrowing rates are relatively low and demand among investors remains strong.

10.   Demand among investors was more than triple the number of shares being sold, said Ignacio Lafuente, a Banco Frances official who helped organize the sale.