The shortage may also affect voters' thinking about the two proposals on Tuesday's ballot.

This shortage affected other areas of the Americas, and these colonies used various measures to solve the problem.

A bigger question for the public is how the shortage will affect customer service.

The shortage of credit and lack of confidence affects some parts of the economy more than others.

The shortages have principally affected state and local health departments, which account for only about 15 percent of vaccine orders, she added.

The shortage has not yet affected salaries, deans of education said.

The shortage has also affected beaches as far south as Florida.

A shortage of materials also affected the project.

"But shortages will affect us, if the war continues."

Some American computer companies said the shortage had affected them only slightly.