The shortage of skilled staff could restrict companies' ability to step up production as the economic recovery gathers pace.

熟练工的短缺，可能会限制企业在经济复苏步伐加快时扩大生产的能力。

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Together with the US economic downturn and a shortage of initial public offerings, the failure has damped the mood in Internet start-up circles.

这方面的失败加上美国经济低迷及首次公开发行的短缺，打压了互联网创业圈内的情绪。

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The omens are not good. Two economic issues above all are fuelling public anger: price rises, especially for food, and power cuts, a consequence of a shortage of money to pay for imported fuel.

但预兆不祥，首先两大经济问题正引得群情激愤：物价，尤其食品价格一路飙升；无力支付进口燃料，电力供应糟减。

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There has been no shortage of economic pain since 2007.

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The shortage is an economic disaster, without an end in sight: experts predict it will continue at least until the end of the year.

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Coupled with an unfavorable economic environment, the hard drive shortage that resulted from flooding in Thailand in October 2011 negatively affected the demand for chipsets by PC manufacturers.

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