wartime shortage

collocation in English

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wartime
noun[U]
uk
/ˈwɔː.taɪm/us
/ˈwɔːr.taɪm/
a period of time during which a war is ...
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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 ofwartimeandshortagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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That is the problem quite apart from thewartimeshortageof houses.
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After working in his father's manufacturing business from 1925 until 1940, he was moved by awartimeshortageof teachers to become a schoolmaster.
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Thewartimeshortageof steel resulted in the cancellation of further production.
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Thewartimeshortageof film stock was another contributing factor.
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It was introduced due to thewartimeshortageof automotive fuel.
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Before the war citizens did not like to use anthracite coal because it was difficult to ignite and maintain, but thewartimeshortageforced them to start using anthracite.
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He could not be released due to thewartimeshortageof artificial limbs, but his original leg was found, washed up on a beach and recovered.
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The privately rented sector has been in continuous decline since rent control was introduced in 1915 in response to wartime shortages.
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Wartime shortages led to rising prices.
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Woolton was faced with the task of overseeing rationing due to wartime shortages.
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In the 1940s, wartime shortages led to a desire to save fabric, which led to costumes becoming more skimpy.
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Due to wartime shortages the plant had to close in 1940.
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Wartime shortages meant that sometimes the family had no money for rice, forcing them to eat potatoes.
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This was particularly important in view of the wartime shortages of shipping space.
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Wartime shortages made it difficult to maintain the graceful living standards set by the original founders.
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They had plenty of room, although wartime shortages meant that food was scarce.
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Because of wartime shortages, one of a publisher's biggest worries was finding adequate supplies of paper.
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Better still, wartime shortages of materials and tradesmen had left it unkempt and neglected.
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Introduced in 1942, the loaf (similar to today's brown bread) was made from wholemeal flour to combat wartime shortages of white flour.
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Due to wartime shortages, the shed is made of compacted kerosene tins.
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