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demonstration

A demonstration of something is the act of showing that it is true or that it exists. A demonstration of something is the act of showing how to do it or use it. A demonstration is a gathering of people to protest something publicly.

demonstration

(= presentation) a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view the presentation of new data he gave the customer a demonstration a show of military force or preparedness he confused the enemy with feints and demonstrations a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature) there were violent demonstrations against the war proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion a visual presentation showing how something works the lecture was accompanied by dramatic demonstrations the lecturer shot off a pistol as a demonstration of the startle response

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Simple sentences

Dozens of young people attended the demonstration.
I'm going to join a demonstration.
Nearly a thousand people participated in the demonstration.
Did the union participate in the demonstration?
He took part in the anti-war demonstration.
Their small protest triggered a mass demonstration.
The demonstration at City Hall started getting out of hand.
Up to now he had made nine humanoid robots but they were all demonstration models.
Do you want a demonstration?

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They were a formidable demonstration of power and technological sophistication.
What was expected to be a peaceful demonstration amongst residents and law enforcement turned deadly when what was believed to be a home-grown militia opened fire.
Gentlemen, this was nothing, just a small demonstration. But as soon as a sufficient dose of ecrasite is there.
Any further demonstration and I shall order the courtroom cleared.
The big one shilling. I will do a demonstration.
If there is any further demonstration, I'll have the court cleared.
Perhaps it wasn't quite worthy of you choosing us as subjects of your demonstration.
Did my demonstration bore you, Lieutenant Lee?
We want him to see the arrest as a demonstration of our efficiency.
He didn't come here to witness a demonstration of your efficiency.
It's my duty to warn you, and this goes for the rest of the territory, that any further demonstration of lawlessness or threats of violence will force me to send for troops from St. Michael to maintain order.
Demonstration match.
Oh, I don't know about that, I've had a pretty good demonstration.
Now if the demonstration is over.
The BoIsheviks call for a peaceful demonstration.
I strongly object to this last-minute demonstration.
Look at this, a demonstration of faith worth more than all the collateral in the world.
I will now, having been so warmly welcomed by you, give you a complete demonstration of my modest gift.
What is the meaning of this demonstration, Mr Waterbury?
I've arranged for a demonstration. It will only take two minutes.
In this demonstration, I shall endeavor to pass my subject through atomic space into the coffin above, before your very eyes.
We'll know a great deal more about the bomb sight after the demonstration, Sir Reginald.
Therefore, in order to give him a demonstration of our efficiency we're going to stage an incident drill for him.
Very well, proceed with your demonstration.
At the party, I'll do a fencing demonstration.
I've arranged for a demonstration.
We want him to be here when we make the arrest. A demonstration of the efficiency of my administration.
He certainly didn't come here to witness a demonstration of your efficiency.
This is a demonstration of a talking picture.
Any questions? No, no questions, and no demonstration, please.
But after this demonstration, I think my diagnosis was entirely too mild.
I'll give you a demonstration.
When can I give a demonstration?
Now, look, Tom, are you sure you're ready for a demonstration?
You can't go through with this now, Father. You'll have to cancel the demonstration.

News and current affairs

These companies are uniquely placed to move new ideas and technologies into early-stage demonstration projects, thereby accelerating global learning cycles.
If America realizes these bold steps through purposeful public policies, as Obama outlined, the innovative science, new technology, and powerful demonstration effects that result will benefit countries around the world.
Europeans have felt oppressed by America's excessive demonstration of hard power.
The reality is that our prescriptions often go beyond what can be supported by careful theoretical reasoning or empirical demonstration.
But the demonstration effect would be immediate.
The demonstration led to a postponement of the bill, and ultimately to its withdrawal, as well as to the resignation of the Secretary for Security, who was responsible for it.
But that demonstration also spurred a major change in China's policy towards Hong Kong.
After the demonstration, China's government adopted a hands-on approach, letting the people of Hong Kong know who the boss really is.
That is what the demonstration of solidarity in the face of last month's terrorist attacks in Paris was surely all about.
In 1977, the American Nazi Party planned to stage a demonstration in Skokie, a suburb of Chicago with a large Jewish population.
Such a demonstration, it was quite plausibly argued, would be an insult to a community that included Holocaust survivors.
There can be no better demonstration of good international citizenship than a country's willingness to act when it has the capacity to prevent or avert a mass atrocity crime.
I was receiving a gift--itself merely another demonstration of the president's arbitrary exercise of power--not proof of respect for moral principles.
No matter: Zeman took the opportunity to shore up his popularity by appealing to racist and xenophobic sentiments, telling several thousand listeners (separated by police from a large counter-demonstration) that they were not extremists.
It was a demonstration of the special relationship between France and Germany that has for so many years been the driving force in European integration.
The July 2009 decision by the Non-Aligned Movement (comprising 118 member states) to hold its next meeting in Tehran provides a powerful demonstration of non-Western perceptions about Iran.
Press agencies estimate that, with more than one million participants, this was the largest public protest since October 1999, which was also - sadly - a demonstration against violence and kidnappings.
A demonstration by Nigerian Muslims in Kano against the US war in Afghanistan provoked stone throwing by Nigerian Christians.
But that probably reflects the jittery state of China's leaders in the wake of the Bo purge: they cannot guarantee that an anti-Japan demonstration would not turn into an anti-government protest.
A concrete demonstration of its commitment is the request to make better use of the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights.
White balloons were launched everywhere. Press agencies estimate that, with more than one million participants, this was the largest public protest since October 1999, which was also - sadly - a demonstration against violence and kidnappings.
And that demonstration serves an even more important domestic political objective: further legitimizing the regime's continuing rule in the eyes of ordinary Chinese.

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