demands

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the difficult things that you have to do:

demands of The demands of nursing are too great for a lot of people.

demands on His new job makes a lot of demands on him (= he has to work very hard).

The long hours and the physical demands of the work are driving people away from the profession.

Teachers complain that they simply can't satisfy the enormous demands placed on them.

Many struggle with the conflicting demands of work and family.