| face shortage | 13.17 | Malaysians face flour shortage. | ||
| have shortage | 12.64 | He has no shortage of motivation. | ||
| cause shortage | 8.89 | The shortage has been caused by drought and flood. | ||
| report shortage | 5.27 | Seed shortages were reported. | ||
| ease shortage | 4.54 | They would sell more electricity, easing the shortage. | ||
| create shortage | 4.28 | But it has created a shortage of stage sets and soundstages. | ||
| suffer shortage | 3.82 | Jordan often suffers water shortages. | ||
| blame shortage | 2.57 | Rotter blamed a shortage of trained inspectors. | ||
| experience shortage | 2.30 | Meanwhile Kishinev is experiencing severe shortages. | ||
| alleviate shortage | 1.97 | Carter J. Winstanley hopes to alleviate the shortage. | ||
| relieve shortage | 1.71 | The lifting of the oil embargo will help relieve terrible shortages of fuel. | ||
| worsen shortage | 1.71 | The agency warned of worsening food shortages. | ||
| overcome shortage | 1.58 | They have overcome fuel shortages created by a lack of pitching arms. | ||
| address shortage | 1.45 | It will address shortages of food, health care and shelter. | ||
| cite shortage | 1.45 | He cited shortages of food, warm clothes and medicine. | ||
| avoid shortage | 1.32 | Boeing is taking extraordinary steps to avoid parts shortages. | ||
| prevent shortage | 1.25 | The steps kept prices low and prevented shortages. | ||
| aggravate shortage | 1.12 | Prolonged drought in Indonesia has aggravated the shortages. | ||
| include shortage | 1.05 | They include a shortage of hotel rooms and transportation infrastructure. | ||
| solve shortage | 1.05 | Will that solve the shortage of donor organs? |