Or have they, he wondered, killed off all the herds already in panic over coming shortages?

Such a supply blockade, if enacted, would probably be felt quickly in the republic, where Lithuanians already have been anxious over possible shortages of gasoline.

September-October - Riots over shortages of bread in many towns across Britain.

Malawians have taken to the streets in their thousands over shortages of foreign currencies and imports such as fuel.

Demonstrations rocked Santiago almost daily in protest over shortages of food and other essentials.

Concerted action is needed to reverse the present trend of inequitable resource consumption, and over increasing shortages and environmental degradation.

Earlier this summer, the cigarette shortage added to public outrage over shortages of basic foodstuffs.

Some people say the best way to resolve the tensions over prices and shortages may be to scrap the agreement and replace it with a free market.

It has already had public protests this winter over chronic shortages of electricity, which is used for heat by three quarters of the population.

Those pressures create conflicts over shortages of land (as in Rwanda), water, forests, fish, oil, and minerals.