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‘Resources can be scarce.’

[⟨det (plur resource.n)⟩ scarce.a]

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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Kremer and Miguel also tackle the argument made by some policy makers and economists that cost – sharing (partially, but not fully subsidizing goods) often promotes? more efficient use of scarce public resources if those in greater need of health services are willing to pay the most for them.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Wars may be instigated by any number of stimuli – propaganda, competition for scarce resources, fear, attack – but to be pursued they require the zealous commitment of their warriors.
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In the British National Corpus:

In addition, high rankers tend to have access to scarce resources so that in competitive encounters the possession of a powerful ally will increase the subject’s chance of obtaining some.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

All resources are scarce.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

when the resources are scarce, competition surfaced. but, how about when the resources are abundance? does everyone still get their fair share? or we are simply greedy animals, we don’t want to let go the food within our grasp albeit our stomach…
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In the British National Corpus:

The project will be particularly concerned with identifying different patterns of human interaction with the forest, and with the information which people have at their disposal when making resource allocation decisions, especially when those resources are scarce and when circumstances are changing.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

SS Standard 4: Students will use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of how the United States and other societies develop economic systems and associated institutions to allocate scarce resources,… and how an economy solves the scarcity problem through market and nonmarket mechanisms.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

At the same time the world’s natural resources are becoming increasingly scarce, and therefore more and more expensive for both consumers and car manufacturers.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

As in, I have the right as a consumer to use misdirection to gain some leverage in the bargain over the seller and conserve my scarce resources to provide for my family?
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In Wikipedia:

Symbian OS was created with three systems design principles in mind: the integrity and security of user data is paramount, user time must not be wasted, and all resources are scarce.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

At the same time the world’s natural resources are becoming increasingly scarce, and therefore more and more expensive for both consumers and car manufacturers.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Families disband and compete as individuals for scarce resources.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The wealth exists in the world to abolish famine and poverty and to pay for our essential needs; the debt – fuelled culture of conspicuous consumption does not produce a fairer or happier society? and is anyway unsustainable; and peaceful collective public enterprise is preferable to the private profit – making of the unregulated market and its escalating competition for scarce resources.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

HEINZ DUTHEL: THE SYSTEMS OF GOVERNMENTAL POLITICAL ECONOMY II HEINZ DUTHEL: THE SYSTEMS OF GOVERNMENTAL POLITICAL ECONOMY II (book) Print:? 23.55 Download:? 18.75 Political economists are concerned with the allocation of scarce resources in a world of infinite wants and needs.
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In the British National Corpus:

It is proposed to focus on insider dealing within financial conglomerates because of the probable extent of such trading, that is, the degree to which insider dealing probably occurs; the damage it causes, both economically (through the disruption of the efficient allocation of scarce economic resources), and socially (through losses in public confidence in the operation of the financial markets); and finally, the problem of detection (self-evident from the low levels of prosecutions over recent years).
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In the British National Corpus:

Appraisals should also compare different projects which compete against each other for scarce resources such as funds, people, land or raw materials and allow the correct decision to be made.
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In the British National Corpus:

In any group of individuals (a team, society, organization) in which the resources are scarce there will be political activities; individuals will compete individually and collectively for what they want.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The ideal of working together to bring everyone involved greater resources, recognition and reward is greatly appreciated at a strategic level where managers look to maximise scarce resources and make savings wherever possible.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The technical process of metal working was also highly developed but as the resources were scarce, they only created ornaments in this media.
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Queried on 2013-05-20.