There is a shortage of fresh water on the island.

岛上缺少淡水。

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Spending too much now will mean a shortage of cash next year.

现在花销太多就意味着明年现金短缺。

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Many companies are suffering from a shortage of skilled staff.

许多公司苦于缺乏熟练员工。

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But the group warns that a shortage of four billion dollars threatens these and other immunization programs.

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And why should there be a shortage of farmland?

但是为什么当时的耕地会短缺呢

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One of them was that the U.S. Government had shut down the construction industry during the war, so they didn't build any houses for close to five years; obviously we had a shortage of housing.

其一就是美国政府在战争时期,停止了建筑行业,那时他们已经快五年没有建造任何房屋了,显然,房屋资源是短缺的

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But Ben Broadbent thinks it is increasingly hard to put it all down to a shortage of demand.

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In addition to facing a shortage of weapons, the opposition is undermined by disunity.

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The Association of American Medical Colleges estimates a shortage of 150, 000 doctors by 2025.

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