31.   Demand soars with changes in the political climate, the biggest orders coming for elections and official visits by dignitaries.

32.   Electricity demand soared as people cranked up air conditioners.

33.   That puts a tighter squeeze on heating oil retailers and, ultimately, consumers at a time when midwinter demand is soaring and supplies are tight.

34.   The US research body CPM Group also predicted that prices would rise sharply as production remained weak and demand soared.

35.   Two other major Japanese brewers, Suntory Ltd. and Asahi Breweries Ltd., have already started producing beer in China, where demand is soaring.

36.   Other businesses are meanwhile capitalising on fears of secondary infections, with retailers focusing on sales of sanitary products for which demand has soared across Japan.

37.   Semiconductor demand would soar as the two Asian giants expand their telecommunications infrastructure, he predicted.