“Construction activities were severely limited during this period due to a scarcity of supplies, labor, and funding.”

“There is a relative scarcity of strong winds in this area.”

“When there is enormous economic scarcity on the bottom of the social pyramid, pluralism can undo democracy.”

“A few feet beneath this scarcement the shaft resumes its usual shape.”

“This last component supposedly arose in response to the scarceness of Arabic speakers in America's armed forces and intelligence organizations.”

“When the colonists arrived, they, too, were sustained by maple syrup due to the scarceness of white sugar.”

“Due to the scarceness of datable sediments saprolites and duricrusts were widely used as defining features.”

“Such is the official apathy that drought and food scarcities have found little space for intellectual discussions and strategic planning.”

“The telexes could be used to obtain intelligence about where scarcities were worst, and where people were still working who could alleviate them.”

“The blown-up bridges had not been rebuilt across the Arno and there were tremendous food scarcities.”