There were critical shortages of essential food grains and other staples because of wartime disruptions.

因为战时中断必要的粮食和其他主食的关键短缺。

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ONCE again, worrywarts are wringing their hands over possible shortages of so-called "critical materials" crucial for high-tech industries.

自寻烦恼的人们又为了可能出现的所谓的高科技产业“关键材料”的短缺而焦虑不安。

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As identified by the 2006 World health Report, 57 countries face critical health workforce shortages and are considered as priority countries by the Alliance.

正如《2006年世界卫生报告》所指出的那样，57个国家面临严重的卫生人员短缺危机。这些国家被联盟确定为重点国家。

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Groundwater is far-and-away the largest source of freshwater in a world where many regions worry about critical shortages.

UNESCO: OFFICE IN DAKAR

It was only in the last months of the war, when bureaucratic bungling and critical shortages at last began to take their toll, that Japan's output of aircraft and other military equipment dwindled.

ECONOMIST: Japanese history

In September of last year, a massive explosion at a Pemex natural-gas plant near the northern border city of Reynosa killed 30 workers and caused critical shortages of the fuel, causing the state-run electricity company Comision Federal de Electricidad to switch to more expensive fuels in order to free up some natural gas for industry.

WSJ: Deadly Blast Hits Mexico Oil Giant