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Stores suffered shortages of basic foodstuffs, and prices rose rapidly because of inflation.

The Total spokesman said that 119 of 2,000 gas stations in the main Total-Elf network suffered shortages Monday.

But despite urgent procurement efforts, says the NAO, troops at the sharp end suffered shortages of desert clothes and boots, equipment to cope with non-conventional attacks (such as filters for tanks and armoured vehicles), spare parts, night vision equipment and munitions.In this section Can Gordon fix it?

In recent weeks, the stock market has fallen, interest rates have increased, the currency has weakened and financial institutions have suffered shortages of liquidity.

No. 84 Wing suffered shortages in pilots and equipment during the Bougainville campaign, and morale problems following the end of the war owing to inactivity and the uncertainties of demobilisation; as a result, the wing's commanding officer sent Northern Command headquarters a frank report, the tone of which earned a rebuke from Walters.

People suffer shortages of rice, gasoline and even underwear.

They suffer shortages both of information technology and of technicians with the skills to apply it.

Even the most popular clubs suffer shortages of gloves, bats, balls and boxes.

Of greater concern to the Americans are the police, which suffer shortages of vehicles, radios and even basic weapons.

Demand for power in India is growing rapidly, and most parts of the country suffer shortages, brownouts and blackouts, some scheduled and some unpredictable.

The survival of the Syriza coalition, formed just over five months ago to repudiate five years of austerity programmes, was in doubt as Greece started to suffer shortages of basic provisions, including the sale of vital drugs in pharmacies nationwide.