Examples of 'there was a shortage' in a sentence
Meaning of "there was a shortage"
When there is a shortage, it means that there is an inadequate supply or insufficient amount of something. This can apply to various goods, resources, or services, indicating that the demand exceeds the available quantity, leading to scarcity
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there was a shortage
There was a shortage of ambulances and police cars.
Nd world war when there was a shortage of steel.
There was a shortage of agricultural machinery and horses.
It was often eaten when there was a shortage of food.
But there was a shortage of men and women teachers.
I asked them why there was a shortage.
There was a shortage of weapons and equipment.
Because they said there was a shortage.
There was a shortage of mules and saddles.
This seemed logical because there was a shortage.
I heard there was a shortage of baked goods.
It was then found that there was a shortage.
There was a shortage of cotton goods on the world market.
Armament was in a bad state and there was a shortage of horses.
There was a shortage of food and water.
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It is true that at the beginning there was a shortage of products.
I heard there was a shortage in copper and scapolite.
The project was so structured that there was a shortage of proposals.
There was a shortage of places to train them.
Both assessments found that there was a shortage of qualified personnel.
There was a shortage of personnel in these areas.
I understood there was a shortage of time.
There was a shortage of bread everywhere.
Every day there was a shortage.
There was a shortage of construction materials.
Transportation and communications were difficult and there was a shortage of manpower.
Last year there was a shortage of gas.
The barracks lodging the prisoners were overfilled and there was a shortage of beds.
It happened that there was a shortage of grain at the monastery.
The claimant did not have a family doctor as there was a shortage in the area.
In the war there was a shortage of material.
Their commander applied for more guards but was told there was a shortage of police.
Seems there was a shortage of them.
Basic infrastructure had been destroyed and there was a shortage of school supplies.
There was a shortage of raw materials.
I was told there was a shortage.
There was a shortage of religious leaders and they wanted to help.
At one time it happened that there was a shortage of grain at the monastery.
There was a shortage of imported oil.
At the start of the war there was a shortage of aircraft and trained pilots.
There was a shortage of passenger cars and more had to be ordered.
He called for people to donate blood as there was a shortage in the local hospitals.
There was a shortage of capital and several banks were in danger of closing.
Luckily it never happened that there was a shortage of everything at the same time.
There was a shortage of hangar space.
They had heard that there was a shortage where we were going.
There was a shortage of some things.
I asked for an explanation and was told that there was a shortage of rolling stock.
And there was a shortage of doctors.
To deal with several simultaneously meant that there was a shortage of personnel to service them.
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There is also an acute shortage of public prosecutors
No shortage of wits around here any more
Sounds like there is no shortage of irrational theories
