11.  Aid workers have said foreign supplies and attention have been diverted by the international focus on rebuilding Afghanistan.

12.  Cuba is totally dependent on foreign supply of oils and fats as the country produces only a small amount of butter.

13.  Foreign supplies are now more expensive, for example, and there is greater uncertainty in overseas markets.

14.  No hamburgers will be served until Thursday when new foreign supplies will have arrived.

15.  With few goods or money to barter or buy foreign supplies, the country lacks sufficient fertilizer for crops, and fuel and parts for machinery.

16.  But it said consumption was growing much faster than production, forcing the most populous nation on earth to look for foreign supply sources.