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on
Preposition
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positioned at the upper surface of, touching from above
The apple is on the table.
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at the date of
Tim was born on the 4th of July.
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along, forwards (continuing an action)
drive on, rock on
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about, dealing with the subject of
I have a book on history.
There was a World Summit on the Information Society a few weeks ago.
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touching; hanging from
I have no money on me at the moment.
I would like to eat the fruit on the trees.
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because of, due to
He was arrested on suspicion of bribery.
I contacted Joanne on a hunch that she would know about it.
The stock price increased on news of a new product.
on
Adjective
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If something is on, it is active, functioning or operating.
The television is on.
The lights are on, so it is very bright.
demand
Noun
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Demand for something is how much people want of it.
Right now we have a supply in excess of demand for crude oil, gasoline, and heating oil.
The power companies should begin to prepare for increased demand for electricity.
Several sectors were not able to increase their production levels to satisfy the demand requirements.
Colleges have hired more part-time instructors to meet this increased educational demand.
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A demand is what you say must be done or what you say you must have, a strong request.
His demands for new machines were ignored by the company.
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The demands on someone or something are the difficult things that are required of them.
I can't deal with all these demands on my time.
The demands on the machines are beyond what they can produce.
demand
Verb
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If you demand something, you say strongly that you must receive it or that it must happen.
The Lebanese Foreign Minister demanded an immediate withdrawal of Israeli forces.
People who lost their home are demanding answers about how the fire got out of control.
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If mathx/math demands mathy/math, mathx/math needs or requires mathy/math.
The problems are real and they demand attention.
publishing
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noun
(= publication)
the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution
point
Noun
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A point is a position with no size, or a small dot.
These two lines meet at this point.
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A point is the sharp end of a knife or other sharp thing.
He used the point of the knife to make a hole in the can.
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The point of something is the reason or purpose for it.
The whole point of coming here was to plant this tree, so let's not go home without doing it.
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A point is a dot between two numbers. To the dot's right, you find a decimal.
The price has gone up by two point five percent.
point
Verb
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To point at something is to hold one finger (or a stick, arrow or other long, thin thing) in the direction of the thing so that people will look at the thing.
He pointed her toward the gate.