1.   He says the country is not facing a shortage of farm workers, according to his spokesman Allen Kay.

2.   Consumers faced shortages of virtually all commodities including petrol, drinking water, food and even sugar.

3.   Tiger populations in the Russian Far East are facing a shortage of prey species, ironically at a time when their own numbers have recovered substantially.

4.   Almost every department on the carrier faces a shortage of sailors, from the engine room to the intelligence division to the mess.

5.   And he would do so while natural gas and home heating oil prices are soaring, California faces power shortages and the Bush administration contemplates domestic oil exploration.

6.   And U.S. companies have faced a shortage of domestic durum wheat for pasta, and older, less-efficient machines, which have eaten into their bottom lines.

7.   As publishers have cut back on reprints, printers who faced a shortage of capacity last year are now reporting an unexpected lull.

8.   As the strike against General Motors drags on, dealers are either facing a shortage of popular models or banking on their existing inventory to weather the production shutdown.

9.   Besides providing affordable care to the uninsured, the health care industry is expected to face a shortage of qualified employees within the next decade.

10.   - Arizona is facing a shortage of corrections officers that has left hundreds of cells sitting empty and left union officials warning of increased danger in overcrowded prisons.