call for=demand in?

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1.There have been calls for a new kind of security arrangement.
2.There have been demands in a new kind of security arrangement.

Are these two sentences are same comparing to meaning?
 

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1. There have been calls for a new kind of security arrangement.
2. There have been demands [STRIKE]in[/STRIKE] for a new kind of security arrangement.

[STRIKE]Are these two sentences are same comparing to meaning?[/STRIKE] Do these two sentences mean the same (thing)?

See above. We don't say "demand(s) in" in this context. I have marked some other amendments in red.
 
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See above. We don't say "demand(s) in". I have marked some other amendments in red.

I have to say that "demand in" works in some contexts(though not in the context of the original sentence). "Last month's figures show increased demand in the automobile sector", for example.
 

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Thank you. The words "Call for" and "demand for" are interchangeable in amended sentences(1,2)?

1. There have been calls for a new kind of security arrangement.
2. There have been demands for a new kind of security arrangement.
 

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Yes, in my opinion.
 
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