Shortage Quotations

There's an opportunity for the pharmacist to play a much greater role in health care, especially with what we have going on in this country with the shortage of primary-care physicians.

Some Western demographers have posited, due to the female shortage created by the one-child policy, that China will be forced to field a vast force - as in tens of millions strong - of wifeless men who'll gladly wage wars around the planet to burn off all those unrequited hormones.

There were different challenges along the way. Certainly the food shortage was unpleasant.

My schooling was disrupted by the shortage of labor during World War I. It meant foregoing high school. Then, late in 1921, I entered upon a short course in agriculture at South Dakota State College. I managed to enter college in 1924, and I was permitted to complete my college work in three years.

When it comes to love, the English language bears no shortage of cliches.

There is a shortage of teachers but the January 2001 schools census showed that teacher numbers were at their highest level than at any time since 1984 - and 11,000 higher than 1997.

Cycles of shortage and surplus characterize the entire history of oil.

Aside from its parks and nature areas, Singapore is intensively developed, and due to the shortage of land, is building up, down and on manmade islands and landfills.

In other words, DC was never harmed by the paper shortages.

Money has never been my drive. I have never seen the shortage of money in my life, so for me, I don't want to buy a silk pillow or a private jet... My drive is to achieve more than what my grandfather achieved; my drive is to make a name for myself, get rid of this 'star son' tag that has been attached to me.

A shortage is a sign that somebody is keeping the price artificially lower than it would be if supply and demand were allowed to operate freely.

The media love coarse debate because coarse debate drives ratings and ratings generate profits. Unless the TV producer happens to be William Shakespeare, an argument is more interesting than a soliloquy - and there will never be a shortage of people willing to argue on TV.

There are so many good authors; there's no shortage of them.

Exercise is more important than diet for me because it's a twofer. It keeps me in good physical shape, and it relieves stress. And when you're a representative of the public, there's never a shortage of things to do.

The most sought-after candidates in the world today by companies like mine are people who make computer software - there's a shortage of talent.

There's no shortage of Democrats who are at least as committed as Schwarzenegger to reducing greenhouse gases.

There is a shortage of doctors, and the American Medical Association is aiming to keep it that way.

There is never a shortage anywhere of lawyers eager to attack the First Amendment, as though it were nothing more than a clause in a lease from a crooked slumlord.

For Starbucks, there will be no shortage of the highest-quality arabica beans. I suspect that for some others there could potentially be a problem, not in the near term, but over time.

The problem is that we are trying to prepare people for the new economy using a higher education system built for the old economy. As a result, many high-skilled, high-paying industries suffer from a shortage of labor, while too many low-paying industries suffer from a surplus.

We are losing business opportunities as a result of the shortage of workers and the affordable housing issue.

We're making a credible posture and a presence. There's no shortage of volunteers -- it's amazing, the volunteer spirit of our people.

We face a severe shortage of dentists, for example. It would work for veterinarians, too.

We face a severe shortage of dentists, for example, ... It would work for veterinarians, too.

We're just so far below normal on our demand projections that there's just no shortage of natural gas and, in fact, there's a surplus of natural gas. Surprise, surprise.

We're aware that there's a worldwide shortage of refinery capacity and to that extent, we've let it be known that we'd be amenable to discussing the possibility in Nova Scotia, and we have had discussions with a couple of parties.

With the shortage of point guards and Brett being hurt, I had to take it to another level of playing 40 minutes. I get a little bit tired, but we have so many timeouts, I get to catch my breath, get a drink and gather myself while I listen to what the coach has to say on the bench.

We have no shortage of capacity and we are not planning to take any of it out. Our ambition is to make our plants efficient wherever they are.

We want every student trained to a specific standard before he or she ever goes into a clinical area. We're taking as much responsibility for stopping the nursing shortage as we can.

Food shortage will be to the 1990's what oil shortage was to the 1970's...

We did have some component shortage issues that we believe are behind us.

There is a significant shortage of minority graduate business school students choosing hospital and health care management as a career. At HCA, we face this issue every day as we recruit young talent into our executive development program. Recognizing this growing problem, Barbara and I wanted to make a personal commitment to increasing minority leadership in health care. Given that Fuqua has the premier MBA Health Sector Management program in the country, a scholarship program aimed at minority students seemed to us the best way to fulfill this commitment.

There is a shortage of zinc concentrates around the world and that shortage is constraining smelter production in China and places like South Korea and keeping supplies fairly tight.

There is a shortage of pharmacists nationwide, and it's no different in this area, ... With the medical field expansions we've had in past few years, plus the corollary with shortages, it makes sense to use trained, experienced personnel.

What we decided was in response to a shortage caused by Hurricane Katrina, in a situation where there was lack of spare capacity, which is much more difficult to offset without the reserve release. The prices are a signal, but not the basis for us to decide. We are convinced that they have hurt the economy since last year.

We have a shortage of communication with the district.

There is no such thing as a problem breed. However, there is no shortage of 'problem owners'....

When we started planning this two to three years ago, the reports we were seeing about an upcoming physician shortage did encourage my thinking. But we also have many more hospitals in my system that want to have our students than I have students to place. The only way to add more students was to increase class sizes.

When the teacher shortage was at its worst, unqualified teachers were allocated most often to lessons for 11 to 14-year-olds and so this age group was hit disproportionately hard.

Last year, we had a shortage of 2-year-old birds from the poor hatch in 2003, so we didn't have a surplus of those birds to carry over. The fact that there was a shortage of 2-year-olds to hunt last year meant more pressure on the older birds, so that cuts down the carry over on those, too.

Many people are concerned about not only the shortage of people who can run for public office, but also the shortage of people to serve on nonprofit boards.

Shortage of electricity is still a major inconvenience. Electricity is an essential ingredient of economic development. We need to ensure that electricity generation grows rapidly and that power shortages are eliminated.

Since then, the industry has flourished. Some people overextended themselves and went out of business, but there is no shortage of good brewing in this area.

One of the ways the wolves struggle through a food shortage is to try and usurp territory from their neighbors.

New projects will generally have more support (for tolls). There's such a shortage of regular tax funds.

One thing is certain, there is no shortage of trout on Sabine Lake. In fact, I don't think most of them ever leave. That's why the fishing is so good year round here. But lately, it's just been a test to try and find them from one day to the next.

One of the key challenges we face in our MP3 business is an industry-wide shortage of 1GB flash memory. Industry demand for high-capacity flash memory currently outstrips supply and this will impact availability of our 1G-byte flash MP3 players for the holiday quarter. The shortage of flash memory, according to industry analyst speculation, is primarily a result of a special deal that Apple has secured from a key supplier for the holiday season.

If we had a wide-scale and prolonged freeze, we could have big stock draws and price spikes. There isn't any shortage of crude in the market, the problem is getting it refined into heating oil and gasoline.

I don't hear anything about there being any shortage of ISPs in this market, so they may find it a bit difficult.

I couldn't help him because we've got the same shortage of skilled people in this part of the state.

I campaigned against it because I think it's too high, ... We should take that money and invest it in some other worthy interests. There is no shortage of worthy programs.

I am aware of the shortage of tents and inadequate medical facilities. We will do our best to organize these facilities for you,

I am honored that everyone wants to be a part of this. It doesn't seem to be a problem or an issue to get people to do things. We have all 60 slots filled and there's never a shortage of singers.

But there is a shortage. And that's one of the issues that were discussed at a recent legislative meeting. And that shortage still remains until we can at least get some programs a little bit further along into active mode, which we expect very shortly.

But the greatest shortage that will slow us down is the lack of trained people. So we are putting resources in training.

Businesses are finding it increasingly difficult to hire qualified workers to fill specific positions, especially high-tech and skilled-labor jobs, which are in demand in Connecticut. The retirement of the baby boom generation in a few years will lead to a critical shortage of workers with the skills necessary to compete in today's high-tech global economy. We need to make sure that employees entering the work force can help drive the innovation and productivity gains that our economy needs to remain competitive in the global marketplace.

Business groups have been very smart about trying to change the subject from outsourcing and off-shoring to the supposed shortfall in U.S. engineers. There's really no serious shortage of engineers in this country.

But even if we had it available, where would our people live? Half our people's homes are OK, but the other half are not . . . and there's a shortage of housing.

Fresh targets will be hit shortly. There is no shortage of things to destroy.

I don't think you can honestly say there's a shortage of capacity, because there is worldwide capacity. We did not go running up and say, 'Mr. Barton, will you please do this?' We are supportive of it.

From the lending side of things, I have not heard of any shortage of funds for lending.

If the food deficit continues, it is going to change the configuration of the deep-sea communities of organisms. No organism can survive long periods of time without food. There's going to have to be some adjustments. In the long term, either the animal will have to adapt to the shortage or a more opportunistic species will take over.

If somehow a proclamation were made that C.E.O.'s could only make a maximum of $300,000 a year, you would not have any shortage of very qualified men and women seeking the jobs.

I always say we don't have a worker shortage in this country, we have a skill shortage, ... This is an economy that needs skilled workers and what we're trying to do is manage the change that is taking place and help provide those skills so that more positions can be filled.

There is a dire shortage of great advertising to men,

There is no evidence that there will be a shortage of flu vaccines this year. We do not expect to ration the vaccine or limit it to those at high risk of complications from flu because there should be enough for everyone.

Here we are now the first day of autumn and those lakes are a long way below where they should be, and we do need to be thinking about an electricity shortage in winter.

Going into the hurricane we had a shortage of refining capacity anyway. This just throws a hand grenade into the already delicate balance.

There is a nursing shortage in the valley, ... Why send so many high quality nurses home for wearing a button?

There is an acute shortage of product (from refineries) and this is drifting back into the futures market, ... But OPEC is passing the buck for high oil prices, it doesn't want to be held responsible for a possible worldwide recession.

Job growth is expected to continue for the healthcare sector in 2006, driving an extraordinary labor demand. As a result, the search for qualified workers is becoming increasingly competitive with the shortage of registered nurses, physical and respiratory therapists, radiology technicians and other positions.

I think it is irresponsible leadership to keep stealing from that fund, and it's got to change. We are seeing such a shortage of affordable housing that we are losing our work force. We need every dime we can get.

OPEC is producing as much crude oil as anybody wants. Refiners have no shortage of the grades they need. But it's out of OPEC's hands to bring the price down.

OPEC is producing as much crude oil as anybody wants, ... Refiners have no shortage of the grades they need. But it's out of OPEC's hands to bring the price down.

OPEC has made sure there's no shortage of crude oil and the world refining system has responded to the (profit margin) incentives that the hurricanes have provided, plus demand is a bit lower year-on-year.

Our gross margin forecast is 38.3 percent. However, we think this could be lighter as the company has been aggressive on acquiring components that have been in shortage and is paying up to do so. If gross margins are lighter than our forecast, we would not view it negatively and not as a deterioration in the product line.

Our results for the quarter were assisted by a favorable relationship between freight demand and truckload capacity. We believe capacity growth in our industry continues to be constrained by a shortage of qualified drivers. We address the driver shortage by recruiting safe and experienced drivers, providing newer equipment, and offering competitive compensation and lifestyle programs.

Overall revenue did come in slightly below expectations, mostly driven by our home and entertainment unit. We did have some component shortage issues that we believe are behind us.

Right now the critical shortage areas, and last year, are in special education. That's our biggest -- also math, science and English.

Platinum looks set to stay firm. There is a shortage of supply to meet demand as suppliers have run late with developments and demand has surged.

Particularly the shortage of flight personnel and the shortage of usable airspace are two big bottlenecks restricting the development of civil aviation in China.

Our measure is an anti-spiking device. What it does is, it says -- at times when there's an immediate shortage because of a natural disaster or a man-made disaster -- the federal government has an ace in the hole to keep prices from sky-rocketing out of control.

Our measure is an anti-spiking device, ... What it does is, it says -- at times when there's an immediate shortage because of a natural disaster or a man-made disaster -- the federal government has an ace in the hole to keep prices from sky-rocketing out of control.

Our normal watering restrictions were put in place during the severe water shortage of the early 1990s. But over time we have discovered that to water more than twice a week is wasteful and does no more good for the vegetation. So what once were water-shortage restrictions are now regular and in-place year round.

Our nation's education system already faces severe budget constraints and a shortage of resources. We shouldn't be diverting resources away from teaching to pay off bogus patent threats.

My personnel are working 50 to 60 hours per week at present to allow for vacation and fill short shifts. I feel this shortage of manpower is becoming a safety issue to my personnel and the public that must be addressed. Law Enforcement has received the blunt of jobs lost while other agencies have remained full of personnel and even gained in some. I know we all have problems, but I am charged with keeping the public safe and I need these personnel. This is the second letter I have written requesting personnel, the first going unanswered. I hope this letter gets consideration.

London continues to be the engine for national house price growth. In the short term, prices in London are likely to be supported by an ongoing shortage of housing for sale.

It finally seems to be the right time. We seem to have an increased interest in nursing in our students, and some donors who are willing to help finance the program. There is a shortage of nurses worldwide, and it certainly fits well into the mission of FHU as far as serving others.

I still haven't seen the effects associated with a real shortage -- rising wages for workers and rising prices for consumers.

Most of our plants will likely be in operation on Monday ... to meet the needs of our customers. A small percentage may not operate because of factors such as market conditions that permit scheduling changes and the potential shortage of workers.

Most communications chip companies have grown two to three times their sustainable growth rate over the past few quarters because everyone was building up inventories. There was a shortage mentality, and suddenly everyone is beginning to say there is no shortage anymore, so I don't have to over-order.

We can't emphasize enough how dangerous this shortage has become. We are fortunate that there weren't more serious injuries in the sign collapse on Interstate 805 yesterday, and that blood was not needed.

We hope that our Arab brothers would provide this support and provide it quickly because unfortunately there has been a shortage and lack of commitment.

We do not have a shortage of capacity, ... Whoever's raising that question ... doesn't really understand the situation.

We believe there is a real shortage of treatment programs for people with mental health illness. To some degree, it is reflective of a very serious housing shortage problem in Lee County. For some of our people, homelessness has been an issue.

We have had a water shortage since the 50's. It's all a big joke. They should always be bugging other water districts to lend us water for stuff like this.

We have already talked to our distributor and we will be getting the needed number of vaccines, ... There will not be any shortage that we are aware of that could possibly limit the number of people who will be able to receive a vaccine.

We've been facing a significant shortage of homes available for sale,

The problem is not the expense of the drug but rather the shortage of supply, which would immediately be rectified if other companies were able to produce it,

We haven't had as many workers over there. We have a shortage of workers,