1.   State enterprises had been hoarding goods rather than sell them at unprofitable retail prices, thereby exacerbating shortages in the shops.

2.   Shortages were exacerbated by the smuggling of petrol to neighbouring Benin, Cameroon, Chad and Niger as well as by local hoarding.

3.   But in science and math, the job shortage is exacerbated by the steady stream of foreign-born scientists entering the United States.

4.   Fewer exports would exacerbate a shortage of supplies in the U.S. and Europe.

5.   Fewer exports will exacerbate a shortage of supplies in the U.S. and Europe.

6.   This could exacerbate supply shortages like those that rocked New England last winter, the officials said.

7.   He contended the dealers were trying to force a price increase by exacerbating the shortage.

8.   In the past several years the region has been hit by severe drought that has exacerbated the shortage of water in the area.

9.   Sharply increased awareness of the need for insurance has raised demand, exacerbating shortages.

10.   The food shortages are being exacerbated by the remoteness of the sites, the agency said.