current shortage

collocation in English

meaningsofcurrentandshortage

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current
adjective
uk
/ˈkʌr.ənt/us
/ˈkɝː.ənt/
of the ...
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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 ofcurrentandshortagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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With thecurrentshortageof organs, up to 10% to 15% of these patients die without receiving an organ.
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However, they felt that they could do little about thecurrentshortageof nurses.
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With thecurrentshortageof qualified nurses, care-assistants will continue to provide the majority of hands-on care.
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As regards imports, there is acurrentshortageon the world market due to a reduction in available supplies and the increase in demand.
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Xenotransplantation offers a possible solution to thecurrentshortageof organs and tissue for transplantation.
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Thecurrentshortageof young people who desire to study technological science is a very serious national problem.
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But that is what thecurrentshortageof trained nurses can sometimes lead to.
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The abnormalcurrentshortageof potatoes and other vegetables may cause a further temporary rise in the next month or two.
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Thecurrentshortageof midwives in maternity units is a problem in terms of recruitment and retention.
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I turn to thecurrentshortagein the police force which my proposals would alleviate.
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Thecurrentshortageof imported beef is due to difficulties in the exporting countries and increased demand from other importing countries for the supplies available.
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There is acurrentshortageof 15,000 nurses.
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He is absolutely right: thecurrentshortageof prison officers at the moment, as against the staff establishment, is about 1,200.
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The answer indicated that 2·2 points in the increase are due to thecurrentshortageof potatoes and other seasonal factors.
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Given thecurrentshortageof social workers, it is difficult to understand how some local authorities will cope with that.
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What is thecurrentshortageof environmental health officers?
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That problem springs from thecurrentshortageof nurses and the difficulty of recruiting staff.
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Since thecurrentshortageof newsprint is world-wide the scope for short-term action is limited.
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Such a change could not make an immediate or significant contribution to thecurrentshortageof diesel fuel.
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Deferment for at least 12 months is being considered in view of thecurrentshortageof the resources needed to implement them.
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