Following the law of demand, the demand curve is almost always represented as downward-sloping, meaning that as price decreases, consumers will buy more of the good.

Following the UK government's refusal to grant BEA permission to order an all-American fleet of Boeing 727-200s and 737-200s, the Board of Trade ( BOT ) directed the airline to buy comparable British aircraft instead.

Following his debut, George II reportedly could not sleep while Georg Lichtenberg described Macklin's interpretation of Shylock's first line --" Three thousand ducats "-- as being uttered " as lickerously as if he were savouring the ducats and all they would buy.

Following an attempt by Tim Waterstone in 1997 to buy the entire W H Smith group, W H Smith sold the Waterstones chain for £ 300 million to HMV Media plc ( now HMV Group ) – a joint venture between EMI and Advent International.

Following the arrest of several men in Britain in September 2004, on suspicion that they were trying to buy a kilogram of red mercury for £ 300, 000, the International Atomic Energy Agency made a statement dismissing claims that the substance is real.

Following the publication of the Al Mada article, a US Senate report accused him, along with the British Respect MP, George Galloway, of receiving the right to buy oil under the UN's oil-for-food scheme.

Following the award of the first £ 10, 000 instalment, Duncan was given the unique honour of permission to buy shares on the London Stock Exchange at ⅞ market price.

Following the withdrawal of the RNLI lifeboat, Port William raised the necessary funds and volunteers to buy and staff an Inshore Rescue Boat in about 1982, which still operates today, covering Luce Bay, Wigtown Bay and the area between South West Scotland and the Isle of Man.

Following the 1973 oil crisis, compounded by the 1979 energy crisis, American consumers began to buy fuel-efficient, low-cost automobiles built in Japan.

Following its purchase of Trans World Communications, it continued to buy radio stations, including 21 stations from Scottish Radio Holdings on 21 June 2005.

Following a court settlement, the BSA used Ernie Ball / Music Man as an example in advertisements and industry publications ; Sterling Ball was so offended at this treatment that he had all Microsoft software removed from Ernie Ball / Music Man (" I don't care if we have to buy 10, 000 abacuses ,") and imposed an open-source software policy across the company.

Following a brief conflict, NBC announced that they had paid $ 45 million to buy out O ' Brien's contract, ending his relationship with the network.

Following the Land Conference of December 1902 arranged by George Wyndham ( a conservative minister and Chief Secretary for Ireland, but also descended from Lord Edward FitzGerald ), the revolutionary Wyndham Land ( Purchase ) Act 1903 was orchestrated through parliament by William O ' Brien MP, which provided government finance to buy out freeholds, with the former tenant farmers paying back the capital over 68 years.

Following the complaints, the Foundation explained that the books were only samples meant to encourage the recipients to buy further copies, and said that it would henceforth send out unpersonalized stock copies only.

Following his buy out, Cheechoo was invited to the Dallas Stars training camp on September 4, 2010.

Following the Greco-Turkish War of 1919-1922, all remaining ethnic Anatolian Greeks were forced out during the 1923 population exchange between Greece and Turkey.

Following screening of antibacterials against a wide range of bacteria, production of the active compounds is carried out using fermentation, usually in strongly aerobic conditions.

Following high school, he was majoring in communications and rhetorical studies at Syracuse University, before he dropped out of school.

Following the war, Italy occupied Ethiopia for five years ( 1936 – 41 ), before eventually being driven out during World War II by British Empire and Ethiopian patriot forces.

Following their defeat to Ireland, the Pakistani coach Bob Woolmer was found dead in his hotel room ; it was later found out that he died of heart failure, though his death may not have been a direct result of the match's outcome.

Following a near shipwreck he vowed to find out the truth about life and God through personal Biblical study.

Following his death in 1879 his most active supporter David Handley of Maldon returned to the main grouping, and the group gradually died out.

Following his encounter with Wolverine ( in the " Original Sin " Arc ) Professor Xavier seeks out his step brother, the unstoppable Juggernaut in an attempt to reform him.

Following Buchner's example, enzymes are usually named according to the reaction they carry out.

Following the 2004 Summer Olympics, President Romano Prodi pointed out that the combined medal total of the European Union was far greater than that of any other country and called for EU athletes to fly the European flag at the following games alongside their own as a sign of solidarity ( which did not happen ).

Following the controversial division of pre-partition Punjab and Bengal, rioting broke out between Sikhs, Hindus and Muslims in these provinces and spread to several other parts of India, leaving some 500, 000 dead.

Following an influx of supportive refugees and new elections to the city council, Calvin's opponents were forced out.

Following the debacle with The Road Back, Charles Rogers tried to get out of his contract with Whale ; Whale refused.

Following independence, Kyrgyzstan was progressive in carrying out market reforms, such as an improved regulatory system and land reform.

Following Khrushchev's fall from power, Soviet leader Brezhnev brought Voroshilov out of retirement into a figurehead political post.

Following a ship wreck in 1535, Portuguese traders were allowed to anchor ships in Macau's harbours, and the right to carry out trading activities, though not the right to stay onshore.

Following their two playoff years, the club quickly retreated to the bottom of the standings, never finishing higher than fifth ( out of seven ) in their division from 1983 to 1986.

Following his extradition to Turkey, he was imprisoned for the 1979 murder of Abdi İpekçi and for two bank raids carried out in the 1970s.

Following on from this the local paper noted that the No 1 Company of the Wellington Militia had been called out, while the troops stationed in the town had been in the Hutt.

Following the October Revolution, a civil war broke out between the anti-communist White movement and the new Soviet regime with its Red Army.

Following a seventeen year long campaign, Vijayabahu I successfully drove the Chola out of Sri Lanka in 1070, reuniting the country for the first time in over a century.

Following the end of the Lebanese civil war in 1990, the Syrian occupation of Lebanon continued until 2005, when they were forced out by widespread public protest and international pressure, following the murder of Rafiq al-Hariri.

* 14 November 1936 — Following a new treaty, Britain theoretically pulls out of Egypt, but establishes the ' Suez Canal Zone ', under its control.

Following the election, Lucas believed that the commissioners ' actions had alleviated the situation and he once again sent out surveyors to mark the Harris Line.

Following a nationwide competition with a prize of £ 50 ( 2010 :$ 3, 527 ) to find a name for the new spread, the name " Vegemite " was selected out of a hat by Fred Walker's daughter, Sheilah.

Following Mr. Brown's death, there came forward in the Brown & Sharpe organization many other men who contributed greatly to the development of the company.

Following rehearsals in New York City, the company started pre-Broadway tryouts in Philadelphia from March 2 to 21, 1964.

Following the Hatfield accident, the rail infrastructure company Railtrack imposed over 1, 200 emergency speed restrictions across its network and instigated an extremely costly nationwide track replacement programme.

Following the recording sessions with Tim, Neil began writing and recording a third Crowded House album with Hester and Seymour, but these tracks were rejected by the record company, so Neil asked Tim if Crowded House could use the Finn songs.

Following revelations at the Moriarty Tribunal on 16 February 1999, in relation to Charles Haughey and his relationship with AIB, former Taoiseach Garret Fitzgerald confirmed that AIB and Ansbacher wrote off debts of almost £ 200, 000 that he owed in 1993, when he was in financial difficulties because of the collapse of the aircraft leasing company, GPA, in which he was a shareholder.

Following the war, the company revitalized its fur-trade and real-estate activities ; and diversified its operations by venturing into the oil business.

Following the band's breakup, Rollins established the record label and publishing company 2. 13. 61 to release his spoken word albums, as well as forming the Rollins Band, which toured with a number of lineups from 1987 until 2003, and during 2006.

Following the release of Broken Flowers, Jarmusch signed a deal with Fortissimo Films, whereby the distributor would fund and have " first-look " rights to the director's future films, and cover some of the overhead costs of his production company, Exoskeleton.

Following on, a command and services detachment in Bamako was created, and the engineer company in Ségou, the first Saharan motorized company of Gao, the Saharan Motor Company of Kidal, the Arouane nomad group, nomadic group of Timetrine, the 1st Reconnaissance Company and Nioro 2nd Reconnaissance Company Tessalit.

Following the dissolution of Macquarie University Union Ltd, the outgoing student organisation was replaced with a new wholly owned subsidiary company of the university, known as U @ MQ Ltd.

Following the success of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Miyazaki co-founded the animation production company Studio Ghibli with Takahata in 1985, and has produced nearly all of his subsequent work through it.

Following the surge in popularity, new poker tours soon emerged, notably the World Poker Tour and European Poker Tour, both televised and the latter sponsored by online poker company PokerStars.

Following the " peace dividend " after the fall of the Soviet bloc, the company sold its defense and aerospace business, including what was once North American Aviation and Rocketdyne, to Boeing Integrated Defense Systems in December 1996.

Following several years of losses and to avoid the economic effects of a closure of the company, the St Helena government eventually bought a majority share in the company in 1974.

Following the brewery's closure in 2003, the company ( latterly known as Eldridge Pope Inns Limited or EP Limited ) continued to operate for a few years as a pub, bar and hotel business, running the Que Pasa chain of tapas bars, Room At the Inn hotels and H. J. Wellfeds pubs.

Following this, the company started to rapidly divest its under-performing divisions under CEO William Anders.

Following the model of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, the company has announced plans to release a feature film and video game, followed by a television series.

Following the release of PETA's tapes, the USDA conducted their own inspection and subsequently charged the company with seven violations of the Animal Welfare Act.

Following, the sponsor is traditionally invited to give the first order to the ship's company: " Man our ship and bring her to life!

Following the ruling, ImClone and Sanofi-Aventis agreed to settle the dispute with Yeda, for $ 120 million, with each company paying Yeda $ 60 million.

Following this incident, Angel parts company with the group, and the other three vampires resume their travels without him.