are exacting

Present progressive conjugation of exact. There are other translations for this conjugation.

exact

The consequences of this new food crisis are exacting a heavy toll on the 1.2 billion people in the world who live on less than USD 1.5 a day.	Les conséquences de cette nouvelle crise alimentaire frappent durement les 1,2 milliard d'habitants dans le monde qui vivent avec moins de 1,5 dollar.
We cannot accept what large oil companies say when they try to make their employees believe that they will close refineries because our organizations are exacting ambitious standards.	Nous ne pouvons accepter le discours des grandes firmes pétrolières qui veulent faire croire à leurs salariés qu'elles fermeront des raffineries parce que nos instances exigeront des normes ambitieuses.
In fact, on the one hand we are witnessing the rapid spread of forms of religious expression offering fascinating experiences, which in some cases are exacting and demanding.	Nous assistons, en effet, à la diffusion rapide de formes de religiosité proposant des expériences attrayantes, qui dans certains cas sont également difficiles et exigeantes.
The divide between those who have much and those who have little or nothing is growing ever wider, while, precisely in the name of these sacred principles, those who have much are exacting increasing sacrifices from those who have little or nothing.	Le fossé entre les riches et les pauvres s'élargit, et les riches demandent au nom des principes sacrés précités de plus en plus de sacrifices à ceux qui ont peu ou rien.