A shortage of large apartments has prompted buyers to meld smaller ones together.

Matthew D. Loeb, chairman of the union, said a shortage of jobs had prompted members to make big concessions in working hours and wages.

In some cases, the shortage of space has prompted officials to order new schools to take fewer freshmen than had been planned.

In recent years, a shortage of the vaccine prompted the agency to set up a vaccination schedule giving priority to those high-risk groups.

A shortage of lawyers prompted the Army to assign some who had not attended law school to prosecute and defend soldiers during court martial proceedings.

McCarthy said a "desperate shortage" of priests across Queensland had prompted the church to look further afield.

In the past, such shortages have prompted employers to push up wages to hire or keep qualified workers.

Steve Gerrish, a league spokesman, said that a shortage of time, not money, prompted the cancellation.

A shortage of hard currency in the colony prompted it to establish a mint in 1652.

However, a shortage of jobs has prompted many Barbadians - more often known as Bajans - to find work abroad.