To put it concisely, I think what people may be observing is very elastic labor demand.

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Higher prices for fresh fruits and vegetables, the demand for which is elastic, reduces consumption, so consumers get less of the antioxidant, vitamin and high-fiber benefits that these products afford.

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We are seeing that demand for cigarettes is elastic.

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The demand for securities is extremely elastic.

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But demand for health care is income-elastic: as people get richer they spend proportionately more on it.

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Organic foods have no proven nutritional advantages over conventionally farmed products, but because they are more labor-intensive to farm and the yields are low, they are far more expensive and because consumer demand for fresh fruits and vegetables is elastic, higher prices mean people buy less of them.

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Oracle IaaS will also offer the option of an elastic compute capacity as a service, called Capacity on Demand.

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The eternally elastic vowels of the Cantonese language bounce around the lanes as the traders harangue suppliers, and shoppers demand only the fattest fish and are told in return that they will have to pay more.

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