Example sentences of "[vb mod] be [prep] [adj] supply " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maureen , who was now the manageress of the wool shop , had warned them that wool might be in short supply so they had all bought plenty of every colour , including a lot of khaki . |
| 2 | For living-in apprentices food and comfort could be in scant supply . |
| 3 | The reason is that while it may be in limited supply , it is n't unique . |
| 4 | Her day will probably be crammed with essential tasks ; an older child may well be feeling jealous and therefore be in need of more attention than usual ; money may be in short supply — and time certainly will be . |
| 5 | However , unemployment in agriculture consistently runs above the national average and while certain specialist workers may be in short supply they form only a small part of the labour force . |
| 6 | The crowned heads and aristocrats may be in short supply today , but Baden is busier than ever . |
| 7 | In this situation it will be difficult to generate manufactured or processed exports since the expertise to produce competitively for international markets will be in short supply , though some countries such as Zimbabwe will be able to build on their existing export base . |
| 8 | The comforts of home will be in short supply . |
| 9 | In all courses , teacher-time — the most expensive , and increasingly the scarcest , resource we have — will be in short supply . |
| 10 | However , it claims DEC missed an opportunity to ship revenue units based on the 4000 since January and believes the 150MHz Alphas likely to be announced November 10 will be in short supply for some time . |
| 11 | Space to grow plants will be in short supply indoors , but satisfactory quantities of culinary herbs can be grown ; fragrance is possible , from mignonette , pinks and jasmine , and household or medicinal herbs of the smaller species could find a place , too : chamomile , hyssop , rue and vervain are examples . |
| 12 | The bad news is that sunshine will be in short supply for the west coast , but there will be good sunny spells over central and eastern Scotland . |