The word "shortage" is correct and usable in written English. You can use it to refer to a situation in which there is not enough of something. Example sentence: The village is facing a severe shortage of food.
In many university towns and cities, there are no shortage of willing and solvent tenants to fill their properties.
Launching the initiative Gordon Brown said earlier today: "Eco-towns will help to relieve the shortage of affordable homes to rent and buy, and minimise the effects of climate change on a major scale.
The towns are designed to tackle Britain's housing shortage while minimising damage to the environment – more than a quarter of the UK's CO2 emissions come from energy use in houses.
But in an open letter, published on the school's website, staff have criticised Gergiev's management of the ballet and pointed out that, although more than 130 of its students have been accepted as dancers by the company, the star shortage is created by the Mariinsky itself.
There has been no shortage of surprises, from continually having my first impressions overturned, to finding myself in a succession of unexpected situations, from a tribal wedding on the islands of San Blas to a Chavista meeting in Caracas.
Of course, Latin America's left-leaning governments have no shortage of failings, from corruption to crime.
In the short term, the team approach can be taken a step further in an effort to help bridge the data scientist shortage.
Thanks to Ludwig my first paper got accepted! The editor wrote me that my manuscript was well-written
Listya Utami K.
PhD Student in Biology, Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia