1.   Although demand has softened on the West Side and in Midtown South, he said the situation varies on a building-to-building basis.

2.   As growers harvested bumper crops, demand softened.

3.   Demand has softened for many styles of sneakers, and the lockout of the National Basketball Association has made matters worse.

4.   Like elsewhere, U.S. paper demand has softened as the economic recovery lost steam.

5.   Now OPEC members fear that prices could collapse again if demand softens, and analysts had said a decision to reduce output was a foregone conclusion.

6.   OPEC members fear that prices could collapse if demand softens, and energy analysts have said a decision to reduce output was a foregone conclusion.

7.   They also said the sharp slowdown in economic activity was helping to ease inflationary pressures as wage demands soften with the rising jobless rate.

8.   This time around, OPEC members fear that prices could collapse again if demand softens, and analysts have said a decision to reduce output was a foregone conclusion.

9.   Traders are weighing the impact of production cuts against signs that demand is softening on slowing economic growth, even as depleted storage tanks continue to be refilled.

10.   But his demands have gradually softened.