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Meanings of great scarcity in English

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Usage of great scarcity in English
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They displayed inconvenient curiosity; they declared a great scarcity of deaf dogs.
The War in the Air
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In years of great scarcity, indeed, the bounty has generally been suspended.
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
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At the beginning of 1896 there was a great scarcity of grain.
The River War: An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan
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Every place swarms with commentaries; of authors there is great scarcity.
Essays of Michel de Montaigne — Volume 19
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There was also a great scarcity of ammunition for the guns.
My Days of Adventure / The Fall of France, 1870-71
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Immediately after the War, there was a great scarcity of food.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
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There was also at that time a great scarcity of fish.
Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian ...
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The pestilence in England, as in other countries, caused a great scarcity of labor.
Early European History
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On the plains of the high plateau there is a great scarcity of vegetation.
The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 3: ...
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In times of great scarcity, he was frequently compelled to resort to dead horses.
The Great Salt Lake Trail
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At length came a time of great scarcity of food.
Good Stories for Great Holidays / Arranged for Story-Telling and...
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Their own men were also ill, and there was a great scarcity of provisions.
Great African Travellers: From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Sta...
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Moreover, there must have been, it seems to me, a great scarcity of animal-life.
Town Geology
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One of the most inconvenient things about Constantinople is the great scarcity of small change.
Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume I / From San Francisco to...
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There is a great scarcity of specie in Sky.
The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson, LL.D.
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There was great scarcity of ordnance stores, but, happily, an abundant supply of subsistence stores.
General Scott
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