However, the quality, efficiency and effectiveness of these programmes has been undermined by a lack of adequate resources, an acute shortage of trained manpower, a severe lack of educational and other instructional materials, a shortage of learning spaces and insufficient motivation for teachers and literacy facilitators due to poor working conditions.

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We expect that the shortage of materials experienced by these customers will be resolved in the coming quarters.

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Longer stoppages would be even more expensive, as more and more parts of the economy were touched by a shortage of materials.

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Associated building costs have also increased owing to a shortage in raw materials.

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Besides rising costs of building materials, there is a shortage of construction workers.

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Environmental health inspectors then said they found a shortage of cleaning materials only last week in an inspection ahead of seeking closure of the premises.

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In post-war Iraq, there is an acute shortage of teaching and learning materials.

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The security situation in the country and the shortage of skilled labor, materials and equipment can add pressure on profit margins.

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