Dell's reluctance to hold inventory was briefly overridden in 1989, when the company bought millions of extra memory chips in an attempt to stay ahead of an expected shortage.

在1989年，戴尔对保持库存的厌恶遭受了重大打击。当时公司购买了数以百万计的外加存储器芯片，试图在预计的供应不足时能够有一定的存货。

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The bright prospects for thin-film companies could dim in 2008, when more silicon will reach the market and the much-lamented shortage is expected to end.

当更多的硅投入市场后缺原料的担忧预计会结束，而薄膜的辉煌前景则可能在2008年暗淡下去。

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Meanwhile, around a fifth of the world's population suffers from a shortage of drinking water and that fraction is expected to grow.

与此同时，世界人口中大约20%的人遭受着水资源匮乏，而且这个百分比预计还会增加。

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At the same time, the health care needs of aging populations are expected to grow, intensifying the shortage of nurses.

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Britain's Royal Society has released a report looking at how science and technology can be used to fight a food shortage it says is expected to hit the globe by 2050.

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Looking ahead, the global HDD supply shortage is expected to be alleviated in the second quarter and demand for specialty DRAM products including mobile and server DRAMs will be strong.

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More than 100 London Midland Saturday train services are expected to be hit by an ongoing driver shortage.

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The airport had earlier warned it expected to close for the day because of a shortage of de-icing fluid.

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