1.   The I O D surveyed three hundred small companies, the results, exclusively revealed to the money programme, show a severe funding shortage for business start ups.

2.   However, other witnesses said that in some states, funding shortages are causing officials to defer some school admission immunization requirements.

3.   Immigrants know they need to upgrade their language skills, but many adult classes in English as a second language have huge waiting lists due to funding shortages.

4.   Michael Widmer, president of the group, said it is essential the state build in a cushion to guard against future funding shortages.

5.   Opponents said the proposal would allow Congress to shun spending compromises, and would lead to funding shortages for important social programs.

6.   There have also been instances where women did not receive sanitary napkins due to funding shortages, he said.

7.   Police say they have begun to rein in crime, which they blame mainly on outdated laws, a half-formed court system and funding shortages.

8.   A coalition of officials in San Diego has been hampered by funding shortages and by disagreement on how to deal with the children, Calcetas-Santos said.

9.   A decade of desperate funding shortages also has made teachers one of the poorest group of workers in Russia, drawing many qualified educators away from the state system.

10.   A funding shortage is keeping them in orbit until late August, more than a month longer than planned.