Examples of 'was a shortage' in a sentence

Meaning of "was a shortage"

was a shortage: This phrase describes a situation where there is a lack or insufficiency of something. It suggests that the quantity of a particular item or resource is less than what is needed or expected

How to use "was a shortage" in a sentence

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was a shortage
There was a shortage of ambulances and police cars.
Last year there was a shortage of gas.
There was a shortage of agricultural machinery and horses.
Nd world war when there was a shortage of steel.
Also noted was a shortage of reliable and accurate data.
This seemed logical because there was a shortage.
I heard there was a shortage of baked goods.
Because they said there was a shortage.
But there was a shortage of men and women teachers.
It was often eaten when there was a shortage of food.
There was a shortage of weapons and equipment.
I asked them why there was a shortage.
There was a shortage of mules and saddles.
The most serious weakness was a shortage of raw materials.
There was a shortage of cotton goods on the world market.

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The biggest challenge was a shortage of ammunition.
There was a shortage of places to train them.
It was then found that there was a shortage.
Another problem was a shortage of skilled labour.
Transportation and communications were difficult and there was a shortage of manpower.
Their main concern was a shortage of raw materials.
There was a shortage of capital and several banks were in danger of closing.
In the war there was a shortage of material.
There was a shortage of religious leaders and they wanted to help.
Armament was in a bad state and there was a shortage of horses.
There was a shortage of food and water.
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 personnel in these areas.
Both assessments found that there was a shortage of qualified personnel.
There was a shortage of bread everywhere.
Reconstruction of the main building was a shortage of financial resources.
There was a shortage of construction materials.
I understood there was a shortage of time.
There was a shortage of raw materials.
One of the main problems they faced was a shortage of land.
There was a shortage of imported oil.
The most acute problem at this time was a shortage of atebrin.
There was a shortage of passenger cars and more had to be ordered.
Sometimes there was a shortage of milk.
There was a shortage of trade fi nance and it became much more expensive.
One of the main obstacles to its development was a shortage of funds.
Seems there was a shortage of them.
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.
There was a shortage of drinking water and the telecommunication and production sectors were paralysed.
Every day there was a shortage.
There was a shortage of hangar space.
One of the major reasons for delays was a shortage of pilots.

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