1·One type of bottleneck in a process is a chronic shortage of resources.
流程中有一种瓶颈是长期缺少资源。
2·The development project was greeted because of Holland's chronic shortage of land.
由于荷兰的可用地长期不足，因此这一开发项目在荷兰很受欢迎。
3·Despite its vast crude-oil resources, Iran has been dealing with a chronic shortage of gasoline and other refined oil products.
尽管伊朗拥有巨大的原油蕴藏，但是伊朗长期缺少石油和其他精炼石油产品。
4·It is not necessary for Tanzanians to sit back and point fingers at each other about the chronic shortage of electricity in the country.
坦桑尼亚人没有必要为国家长期的电力短缺相互指指点点。
5·A: the chronic shortage is well recognized as one of the main obstacles to delivery of effective health services to those who need them most.
答：卫生人员长期短缺被公认为是影响卫生服务提供的主要障碍之一。由于卫生人员短缺，最需要的人群无法获得有效卫生服务。
6·Although it has been spruced up and re-hung, most recently in 1996, the corridor is closed to all save the most persistent or well-connected because of a chronic shortage of guards.
虽最近于1996年加以修缮，但因其长期缺乏警卫人员，现已外关闭，坚持不懈非看不可者和与画廊有良好联系的人除外。
7·The report said the work of the pipeline agency was hampered by a chronic inspector shortage.
该报告称，由于长期的检查员短缺，该管道机构的工作受到了阻碍。
8·The report said the pipeline agency was hampered by a chronic inspector shortage.
报告说，长期缺乏检查员妨碍了管道安全局开展工作。
9·The rise of chronic diseases creates an enormous burden on health systems, and contributes to two more problems: high-cost long-term care, and a severe global shortage of health-care workers.
慢性病的增长对卫生系统造成了巨大负担并促成了另外两个问题：高成本的长期医护以及卫生保健工作者全球严重的短缺。
10·Criticism of the project has become widespread, and many people along the Yangtze and in the south say precious water resources should not be sent north, where there has been a chronic water shortage.
对该工程的批评广为传播，长江沿线和南方的许多人认为不应将水资源送到长年缺水的北方。