shortage of professional
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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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professional
noun[C]
uk/prəˈfeʃ.ən.əl/us/prəˈfeʃ.ən.əl/
a person who has the type of job that needs a high level of education ...
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(Definition ofshortageandprofessionalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Does he not agree that in the years ahead there is likely to be a considerableshortageofprofessionalengineers?
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Is he satisfied that, with theshortageofprofessionalpeople suitable to do this work, that sort of figure will in fact be met?
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The main reasons are theshortageofprofessionalstaff and difficulty in obtaining satisfactory tenders.
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The main reason for the delays in planning these projects has been theshortageofprofessionalstaff.
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His excuse is that there is ashortageofprofessionalmen.
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In certain other sections, however, such for example as those dealing with engineering, there is already a very definiteshortageofprofessionalmen of the kind so urgently required.
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This kind of development is all the more important in view of the seriousshortageofprofessionalsocial workers: and there is a very serious shortage.
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The next problem, which throws difficulty upon the planning authority and which is nationally felt and requires national consideration, is theshortageofprofessionalstaff for the local authorities.
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In any event, the forecasts available to us so far indicate a continuing shortage of skilled workers, and, perhaps more seriously, ashortageofprofessionalscientific manpower.
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The orchestra has rendered wonderful service in accompanying choral and amateur operatic societies who are placed in a critical situation owing to ashortageofprofessionalaccompaniment and advice.
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Many people felt that, despite a continuedshortageofprofessionalnursing staff, a patient care delivery model had to be developed that reduced the fragmented care that accompanies functional nursing.
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The first concerns staffing and the shortages of professional statisticians with which we are faced.
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There are particularly acute shortages of professional engineers, computing information technology specialists and craftsmen.
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