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A business is about stock, available stock. When the beers are here, they sell. My problem is a shortage of supply, the alcohol market is a very tricky thing. – Matsapa Matsapa	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
High-end homes in and around Beverly Hills rent for as much as $ 45,000 per week, and giga-mansions are sprouting up around LA that fetch staggering prices, including one being built in Bel Air that could reportedly be priced in the $ 500 million range. There’s a shortage of trophy properties that are available for sale in this pocket of Los Angeles, julie Wagner’ve got high-net-worth people who want to own multiple homes across the world, and Los Angeles offers something different. If Julie Wagner want to drive Julie Wagner convertible car 12 months a year, it’s a city where Julie Wagner can do that. – Barry Watts	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
There doesn’t appear there is a shortage of hens. We do have at least a normal level in the freezer. – Tom Brown	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
If we manage to quickly train those that come to us and to get them into work, then we will solve one of our biggest problems for the economic future of our country: the skills shortage, but there are also risks. – Sigmar Gabriel	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Shortage of energy does not only cause enormous inconvenience, it is a serious impediment to economic growth. Today, I am here to say, there is light. – President Jacob Zuma	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We're ageing and getting older and the shortage of qualified workers is gigantic; our state coffers won't be able to cope without immigration. – Gerd Ellinghaus	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I think there's no shortage of things people can cite, from the movement in currencies, to the weakness in commodities and fears about China, i think what everyone is looking for is a sign that markets are going to bottom. I don't think it's necessarily going to happen today, but I think we're getting very close. – Thomas Lee	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
There's no shortage of things people can cite, from the movement in currencies, to the weakness in commodities and fears about China, but at the end of the day if people are trying to take down risk, then it's going to make sense for them to sell their exposure in equities as well. – Thomas Lee	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
There is a shortage of potential CEOs because the industry doesn't invest in people. – Mark Bristow	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We agree that crime stats have to be accurate in order to know where and when to assign police resources, however, because of the serious shortage of police officers over the last decade and a half, management has consistently hammered police officers to reduce felonies to misdemeanors. – Patrick Lynch	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
Having retired from the accounting profession and the computer enhancement industry, [I know] there is a shortage of qualified people to perform bookkeeping-computer work and that the wages and flexible time schedules can be very attractive for part-timers.In many instances the work can be performed at home for those who have computers and prefer being in a quiet environment. – Michael Bivona	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
Shortage of labor is a structural problem Japan faces in the long run, given the ageing society, they could be the answer. – Kyuuichiro Sano	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
It was difficult, there was a shortage of liquidity and bureaucracy in moving capital around, but gradually we got used to it and the situation improved, both the state and banks introduced deep structural changes and that was instrumental in regaining trust which allowed controls to be relaxed. – Michalis Pilides	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
More often than not, when the head of the snake is cut off, a more venomous one grows in its place, that is certainly a possibility here –- and there are no shortage of aspiring jihadis who are likely eager to pick up Belmokhtar's mantle. – Geoff Porter	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Prices for all egg sizes in all regions across the country are up due to the avian flu and a reduction of the national flock size, which has led to a shortage of eggs. – James Hyland	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
If you want extra growth, you've got to take on that extra risk, recognising that risk, by that I mean a severe shortage of shopping infrastructure, Shoprite started setting up warehouses and partnering with developers to build shopping centres and that's why it is in this quick store rollout phase whereas Massmart is a little bit behind. – Wayne McCurrie	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We did not have supply and the only way we could mitigate the shortage was to make (cattle) bigger. – Don Close	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
One thing is for sure, there is no prospect of a global oil supply shortage in the foreseeable future. – Tamas Varga of PVM	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Niger is facing a shortage of vaccines on the international market, we only have 50 percent of what's needed to cover our vaccination targets. – Mano Aghali	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Trying to blame fish for a shortage of water just is n’t right and is n’t true, the delta smelt is in decline because the delta is in decline. – Peter Moyle	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
The government is not realising the importance of capital markets, expectations were raised regarding the arrival of $6 billion in deposits (from oil-rich Gulf nations). However, the central bank has not announced what it plans to do with them and companies are suffering from the shortage of foreign currency. – Osama Mourad	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
The overall takeaway for me is that despite what women in various countries are experiencing, these data show that there is no shortage of hope. – Julie Ray	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
We...have to look at online spaces in a bigger way much earlier than before, because there is definitely a big shortage (of physical retail space). – Govind Shrikhande	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Because of the crisis in Ukraine the system is breaking down and there is a shortage of antiretroviral drugs. They cost money, they are expensive and whilst the international community is there to support, it is probably not enough. – Giovanna Barberis	Found on FOX News 9 years ago

A business is about stock, available stock. When the beers are here, they sell. My problem is a shortage of supply, the alcohol market is a very tricky thing.

– Matsapa Matsapa

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

High-end homes in and around Beverly Hills rent for as much as $ 45,000 per week, and giga-mansions are sprouting up around LA that fetch staggering prices, including one being built in Bel Air that could reportedly be priced in the $ 500 million range. There’s a shortage of trophy properties that are available for sale in this pocket of Los Angeles, julie Wagner’ve got high-net-worth people who want to own multiple homes across the world, and Los Angeles offers something different. If Julie Wagner want to drive Julie Wagner convertible car 12 months a year, it’s a city where Julie Wagner can do that.

– Barry Watts

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

There doesn’t appear there is a shortage of hens. We do have at least a normal level in the freezer.

– Tom Brown

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

If we manage to quickly train those that come to us and to get them into work, then we will solve one of our biggest problems for the economic future of our country: the skills shortage, but there are also risks.

– Sigmar Gabriel

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Shortage of energy does not only cause enormous inconvenience, it is a serious impediment to economic growth. Today, I am here to say, there is light.

– President Jacob Zuma

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We're ageing and getting older and the shortage of qualified workers is gigantic; our state coffers won't be able to cope without immigration.

– Gerd Ellinghaus

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I think there's no shortage of things people can cite, from the movement in currencies, to the weakness in commodities and fears about China, i think what everyone is looking for is a sign that markets are going to bottom. I don't think it's necessarily going to happen today, but I think we're getting very close.

– Thomas Lee

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

There's no shortage of things people can cite, from the movement in currencies, to the weakness in commodities and fears about China, but at the end of the day if people are trying to take down risk, then it's going to make sense for them to sell their exposure in equities as well.

– Thomas Lee

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

There is a shortage of potential CEOs because the industry doesn't invest in people.

– Mark Bristow

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We agree that crime stats have to be accurate in order to know where and when to assign police resources, however, because of the serious shortage of police officers over the last decade and a half, management has consistently hammered police officers to reduce felonies to misdemeanors.

– Patrick Lynch

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

Having retired from the accounting profession and the computer enhancement industry, [I know] there is a shortage of qualified people to perform bookkeeping-computer work and that the wages and flexible time schedules can be very attractive for part-timers.In many instances the work can be performed at home for those who have computers and prefer being in a quiet environment.

– Michael Bivona

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

Shortage of labor is a structural problem Japan faces in the long run, given the ageing society, they could be the answer.

– Kyuuichiro Sano

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It was difficult, there was a shortage of liquidity and bureaucracy in moving capital around, but gradually we got used to it and the situation improved, both the state and banks introduced deep structural changes and that was instrumental in regaining trust which allowed controls to be relaxed.

– Michalis Pilides

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

More often than not, when the head of the snake is cut off, a more venomous one grows in its place, that is certainly a possibility here –- and there are no shortage of aspiring jihadis who are likely eager to pick up Belmokhtar's mantle.

– Geoff Porter

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Prices for all egg sizes in all regions across the country are up due to the avian flu and a reduction of the national flock size, which has led to a shortage of eggs.

– James Hyland

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

If you want extra growth, you've got to take on that extra risk, recognising that risk, by that I mean a severe shortage of shopping infrastructure, Shoprite started setting up warehouses and partnering with developers to build shopping centres and that's why it is in this quick store rollout phase whereas Massmart is a little bit behind.

– Wayne McCurrie

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We did not have supply and the only way we could mitigate the shortage was to make (cattle) bigger.

– Don Close

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

One thing is for sure, there is no prospect of a global oil supply shortage in the foreseeable future.

– Tamas Varga of PVM

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Niger is facing a shortage of vaccines on the international market, we only have 50 percent of what's needed to cover our vaccination targets.

– Mano Aghali

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Trying to blame fish for a shortage of water just is n’t right and is n’t true, the delta smelt is in decline because the delta is in decline.

– Peter Moyle

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

The government is not realising the importance of capital markets, expectations were raised regarding the arrival of $6 billion in deposits (from oil-rich Gulf nations). However, the central bank has not announced what it plans to do with them and companies are suffering from the shortage of foreign currency.

– Osama Mourad

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

The overall takeaway for me is that despite what women in various countries are experiencing, these data show that there is no shortage of hope.

– Julie Ray

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

We...have to look at online spaces in a bigger way much earlier than before, because there is definitely a big shortage (of physical retail space).

– Govind Shrikhande

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Because of the crisis in Ukraine the system is breaking down and there is a shortage of antiretroviral drugs. They cost money, they are expensive and whilst the international community is there to support, it is probably not enough.

– Giovanna Barberis

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

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