Sentence examples of "shortage of labour" in English

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In 1994, there was a shortage of water and rice in Japan. En 1994, il y a eu une pénurie d'eau et de riz au Japon.
There is a severe shortage of water in this city, so we must give up having a bath occasionally. Comme il y a une sérieuse pénurie d'eau dans cette ville, nous devrions nous passer de bain de temps en temps.
The recent shortage of coffee has given rise to a lot of problems. La récente pénurie de café a donné lieu à un grand nombre de problèmes.
Argument continues about the "White collar exemption" that exempts specific white collar workers from the "8 hours in 1 day, 40 hours a week," working hours fixed by the Labour Standards Act. La polémique se poursuit quant à "l'exemption des Cols Blancs" qui exempte des travailleurs cols blancs spécifiques du temps de travail "8 heures par jours, 40 heures semaines" prévu par la loi sur le temps de travail.
Because of the water shortage, I couldn't take a bath. À cause de la pénurie d'eau, je n'ai pas pu prendre de bain.
We all labour against our own cure; for death is the cure of all disease. Nous nous battons tous contre notre propre remède; car la mort est le remède à tous les maux.
The recent coffee shortage brought about many problems. La récente pénurie de café a donné lieu à un grand nombre de problèmes.
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