However, since the launch of its Bulldozer architecture, AMD has seen a steady increase in demand for its high-end server processors.
While other applications for HDDs (enterprise and consumer uses) seem to expand and contract with economic and supply trends, HDDs for personal computers, and in particular for notebook computers, experienced a steady decline in demand (from about 28% unit shipment growth in 2008 to a projected 5% decline in shipments in 2012).
The obvious conclusion is that we are massively dependent on a resource that has steady ramping global demand and very concentrated supply, with a significant risk of a disruption of this supply.
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However the sector drew strength from steady demand and a greater presence worldwide, particularly on high-potential markets less affected by exchange rate fluctuations.
Returning to the quote that kicked off this post, when an entrepreneur is able to identify an abundance of largely unknown supply and connect it with a steady stream of curiously hidden demand, new business can boom.
Yet, although such agencies have good access to consumers in the developing world, they often lack a steady supply of product to fill the demand they create.
Bankers continue to demand a package from abroad to steady the currency.
The rule of 70 is a shortcut to estimate how many years it will take to double something that compounds at a steady growth rate (say money, or demand for natural gas).
In fact, a battery system can perform more than a dozen tasks, from sending short bursts of power to stabilize the electric grid to releasing a steady supply of electricity over a longer period of time when there is a lot of demand for power.
To capture the strong consumer demand for smartphones, manufacturers have unleashed a steady stream of new models and features over the past two years.
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Meanwhile, Sub-Saharan Africa continues to face a great increase in the demand for teachers due to the steady rise in the number of pupils.
Whereas housing demand may fluctuate in other areas, college towns boast a steady flow of students, professors and staff, and a percentage of those will always require off-campus housing.
The genetic revolution in biology is set to produce a steady flow of new drugs, diagnostics and medical devices to help meet the demand, while a prosperous economy will let people spend lavishly.
It is running at two speeds: steady local demand boosted by credit and strong labor markets on one side, and a weaker industrial and export economy facing strong, imported competition and less demand from the U.S. and European trading partners.
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While demand for residences will continue to be strong in China, there is the need for a steady increase in salaries to allow a growing base of buyers to pay for higher-priced properties.
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