"Glyndebourne plays to virtually full houses and we can't meet audience demand through theatre performances alone, " he told the BBC News website.

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When oil demand can't meet supply, prices usually fall.

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To meet this demand, farmers can't sell hogs that are overweight or underweight.

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Put those two together, you get companies in the fast-growing sectors taking on workers to meet rising demand, because they can't get a loan from the bank, and companies in the hard-hit companies holding on to workers, hoping something will turn up.

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