dire shortage

collocation in English

meaningsofdireandshortage

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withshortage.
dire
adjective
uk
/daɪər/
us
/daɪr/
very serious ...
See more atdire
shortage
noun[C]
uk
/ˈʃɔː.tɪdʒ/
us
/ˈʃɔːr.t̬ɪdʒ/
a situation in which there is not enough ...
See more atshortage

(Definition ofdireandshortagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdire shortage

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Unless action is taken, there will be adireshortageof skilled labour in the future.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There is adireshortageof acute mental health beds.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Numerous doctors had recommended his admission to hospital as an urgent case, but because of thedireshortageof beds he could not be admitted.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
In view of the desperate anddireshortageof helicopters in our armed forces, what has happened to that order?
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The chief is thedireshortageof land.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The isolation, confusion and perceived lack of a future is often accompanied by severe distress and depression, but there is adireshortageof counsellors.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There is, for instance, adireshortageof hangars.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
In thedireshortageof necessities, money had lost its value and respect for property was shattered.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
This is important, because there isdireshortageof such establishments.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There are inefficiencies, cases of mismanagement and, of course,direshortageof money.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The background to today's debate is thedireshortageof treatment and rehabilitation beds in residential homes throughout the country.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There is adireshortageof money for projects, and that is getting worse.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Similarly, if one looks at the transport industry, whether it is the trains, the buses or other forms of transportation, there is adireshortageof labour.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
One can go to local authority after local authority, and in the planning departments and in the legal departments there is adireshortageof trained people.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Probably the most serious and long-lasting effect on the economy was thedireshortageof highly educated personnel caused by the closing of the universities.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
There were dire shortages of food, equipment, books, clothing and other essential needs, but they did manage to conduct the running of a modern university.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofdire
Go to the definition ofshortage
See other collocations withshortage