Not only are present demands on it depleting, future demands threaten to exhaust it.

The increased demand on our nation's water supply is threatening human health and the environment.

Meanwhile, growing demand in the city threatens to exceed the reservoir system's capacity.

Kelly takes Tom down to the kitchen where his loud demands for breakfast threaten to draw the tiger's attention.

Fluctuating demand for American textiles has threatened to put my family in the streets.

He finally resigned in 1904, when the increased fiscal demands of the army threatened to unbalance the budget.

He continued to post decent records for the Yankees, but a sore arm and his constant demands for more money threatened his career.

When BC is privatised, speculative demands will threaten even more sites and communities.

The demand for electricity and telephone service threatens to outpace what the Government can provide.

Republicans warned that the Democrats' demands threatened to turn emergency spending into a new form of revenue sharing or pork-barrel spending.