chronic shortage
collocation in Englishmeaningsofchronicandshortage
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chronic
adjective
uk/ˈkrɒn.ɪk/us/ˈkrɑː.nɪk/
(especially of a disease or something bad) continuing for a ...
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shortage
noun[C]
uk/ˈʃɔː.tɪdʒ/us/ˈʃɔːr.t̬ɪdʒ/
a situation in which there is not enough ...
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(Definition ofchronicandshortagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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There is achronicshortageof human pancreas tissue suitable for either whole pancreas or islet transplantation.
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Many of these schemes are no longer fit for purpose, and are only surviving because ofchronicshortagecaused by the market.
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This arrangement occurs amidchronicshortageof male labor.
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Sadly, thechronicshortageof organs is a worldwide problem.
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We were actually then in a state ofchronicshortage, and it was even worse than it appeared.
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The transfer to nuclear energy is the result of thechronicshortageof fuel and energy that hit this country two or three years ago.
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It does not solve thechronicshortageof capital funds in the public sector.
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First, there is achronicshortageof sites.
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But if our secondary schools are suffering achronicshortageof teachers they will not be effective.
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The use of empty homes can do a lot in the short term to tackle the problem of thechronicshortageof affordable housing.
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There is achronicshortageof decent suitable housing for single homeless people.
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However, even if there is no additional crisis, there remains achronicshortageof organs.
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There is achronicshortageof affordable housing.
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There is achronicshortageof skilled labour.
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There is overcrowding, homelessness,chronicshortageof accommodation, high prices and a deteriorating inner city housing stock.
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Secondly, under-recovered overheads have been running at a high rate because of thechronicshortageof orders and work at the yards.
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Thechronicshortageof staff in this hospital also acts as a discouragement to advancement.
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At the present moment there is achronicshortageof flight lieutenants.
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Irrespective of the party in power, this will be a colossal problem if we are to have achronicshortageof doctors.
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