1.   And he expressed dismay that despite a proliferation of young talent at the New York shows, his buyers found a dearth of creativity.

2.   Gordon founded the company after buying a Queen Anne Victorian house in Eureka and finding a dearth of period-appropriate hardware for it.

3.   Finding a dearth of images of the young comfort women, Kim-Gibson dramatized the period using Korean actresses.

4.   They found a dearth of trained Chinese managers, frequent changes in commercial regulations and business partners who flouted contracts.