1.   An increase in either means companies are having trouble meeting demand -- and could raise prices, setting the stage for higher inflation.

2.   After a second quarter inventory surge, the figures indicate companies are meeting demand by drawing from existing stocks.

3.   After years of grumbling about sluggish sales and thin margins, manufacturers were worrying about meeting demand.

4.   But meeting current demand for top recruits is increasingly difficult.

5.   But the project has spent so much money meeting demands by environmental groups that its leaders expect to have to end the program a year from now.

6.   But such regulations are viewed by many executives as nuisances rather than as barriers to meeting demand.

7.   De Sole of Gucci saw no difficulty in meeting increased demand.

8.   For now, durian lovers say, supply is meeting demand here.

9.   Gateway Inc., which recently introduced a desktop flat-panel model, called Profile, said that it had encountered no difficulty meeting demand for laptops or desktops.

10.   GM has a long history of meeting union demands.