11.   Demographic projections have underestimated demand, particularly from immigrants, who tend to be avid home buyers.

12.   Early this year, the company had significant supply problems, underestimating demand for its new generation of portable computers.

13.   Earnings at Apple, the second-biggest PC maker, slipped in recent quarters after the company underestimated demand for its Macintosh computers.

14.   For example, he gives Apple bad marks for underestimating PowerPC demand and losing sales in the process.

15.   He thinks the market is underestimating demand, especially in the youth arena, where cellphones are becoming a must-have accessory.

16.   In opening only five books in which people could give their condolences, they severely underestimated the demand.

17.   Its idea was so good the chamber badly underestimated the demand.

18.   So far, most of the shortages have been pinned on Apple Computer Inc., which has underestimated demand for its new computers based on the PowerPC microprocessor.

19.   Some traders believe the USDA has underestimated demand from the domestic livestock industry.

20.   The company also underestimated demand for several key computer models, and then had trouble expanding its production quickly enough to produce those machines.