Mr. Hussein's government operated a Stalinist-style domestic security apparatus to control Iraqis, so there is no shortage of agents skilled in traditional surveillance techniques.
When surgery was performed without these agents it wasn't because of physician ignorance but because of shortage of these agents.
On the 24th day of the government shutdown, some of the nation's busiest airports diverted travelers to other concourses because of a shortage of security agents.
Britain's counterterrorism capabilities have been expanded to deal with the threat, but top officials of MI5, the domestic security agency, have said that a shortage of qualified agents forces it to prioritize, leaving some potential leads unexploited.
Such an inquiry is bound to be politically volatile as it digs into now-familiar questions of whether the C.I.A. and F.B.I. sufficiently shared information, what harm was done by a shortage of covert agents and translators, and whether restrictions on the Central Intelligence Agency's methods had kept it from waging an effective war against terrorists.
While there's no shortage of bloodstock agents who would salivate at the chance to work with Phoenix's budget, Abdulaziz has looked outside the industry for advice on his horses, and he doesn't' disclose the names of the people he works with.
Moreover, Germany has been particularly active in terms of media coverage on avian influenza and the possible shortage of antiviral agents.
There was a shortage of qualified extension agents and other specialists everywhere.
Part of the problem stems from the shortage of mobile money agents with liquidity, particularly outside of the cities where urban workers want to send money back to their families.
The introduction of tigecycline is timely in an era of increasing bacterial resistance and relative shortage of new antibacterial agents.
While rural areas are particularly difficult to reach with financial services, even residents of cities face immense challenges: high minimum savings requirements, shortages of banking agents, and limited financial knowledge.
