1.   And it was true that accredited math teachers were in short supply.

2.   Food was in such short supply that she was genuinely concerned that her two babies might get scurvy.

3.   Health workers reported that medicines and basic equipment were in short supply.

4.   Here items in short supply are sold at inflated prices - but still generally lower than on the black Market.

5.   Managerial skills and technical expertise are often in short supply.

6.   People embody intelligence, by far the most precious resource in the universe and one in terribly short supply.

7.   Some have escaped from orphanages where food and warmth are in short supply and compassion even shorter.

8.   Such personnel are already in short supply and therefore efficient and cost effective training methods are required.

9.   Suitably sized shells are often in short supply and in some areas this limits the hermit crab population.

10.   The automaker was particularly vulnerable because it keeps only a short supply of extra parts to save costs.