To fill shortages, Japan has become the world's biggest importer of lumber, depleting the world's forests.

Additionally, there are Adjunct Professors, hired to fill temporary shortages in various disciplines.

Their number is expected to grow, especially to fill shortages in math, science, foreign language and special education.

While the wing as a whole did not deploy to the Persian Gulf, more than 250 members augmented forces in theater and filled shortages in the United States.

It was created to educate allied health professionals to fill crucial shortages in the health care needs of the people in Jordan.

The growing shortage of hospital nurses "gave me the concept of traveling nurses to fill shortages around the country," he said.

A senior Defense official said the mobilization would not involve units but rather individuals "to fill specific shortages for specific jobs."

This eliminated the need for panicky last-minute calls to fill material shortages.

Individual Augmentees can be used to fill shortages or can be used when an individual with specialized knowledge or skill sets is required.

Retired social workers are being targeted in an effort to fill shortages in the wake of the Baby P tragedy, but will they be tempted back to the frontline?