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

VOA: special.2010.06.07

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.

VOA: standard.2009.10.21

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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