One thing that doesn't get talked about much may be the most important thing of all: a growing shortage of quality topsoil.

而大家谈论不多的问题说不定是最为重要的，那就是越来越少的优质表土。

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Despite a steadily growing student population and an increasing number of teacher resignations, however, Newtown does not face a shortage in the late 1990's.

尽管学生人数稳步增长，教师辞职人数不断增加，但在20世纪90年代末，纽敦并不面临短缺的现象。

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A growing shortage forced the postponement of several executions last autumn.

这样一种不断严重的短缺，使得去年秋天的几例死刑不得不推迟。

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Cash is increasingly being hoarded precisely because there is a growing shortage of it.

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The problem, simply stated, is a growing shortage of people with critical skills in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

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If educated Sri Lankans were allowed to work in India, they could get good jobs there instead of having to take menial work in the Gulf, thus easing a growing shortage of skilled Indian workers.

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