scarcity

Preposition: of

• resource: He thus shows, decline in scarcity of mineral resources.
• fuel: One great drawback on the property of Forfar is the scarcity of fuel.
• labor: A problem aggravated by the increased cost and scarcity of labor brought about by a prolonged period of population decline.
• capital: On the contrary, given the scarcity of social capital in many cities, these faith institutions are more needed than ever.

Converse of object

• reflect: Moreover, socio-economic and class issues tend to get short shrift, reflecting a scarcity of research in this field.
• increase: In view of the increasing scarcity of landfill sites, the recycling of such materials is an important issue.
• create: Every website owner is rushing to the major ad networks which creates a scarcity of ad spots.

Adjective modifier

• artificial: Even with such artificial scarcity, broadcasting licenses can be assigned by auction rather than by political discretion.
• relative: Probably the main reason for the relative scarcity of birds was the lack of water on the island.
• absolute: It is untenable, then, to suggest that absolute scarcity propelled the events of 2003.
• environmental: Future efforts at conflict prevention and resolution should take the role that environmental scarcity plays into account.

Modifies a noun

value: Due to scarcity value, the handful of beach houses dotted along the sand command premium prices.

Noun used with modifier

• freshwater: Click here for maps showing freshwater scarcity in Africa and the World at large.
• spectrum: But not before analog switch-off because of spectrum scarcity.
• water: Water scarcity in the Middle East or North Africa for example is a high ranking national interest.
• resource: These approaches combined show a potential way out of the current artificially created resource scarcity of spectrum.
• food: Notwithstanding the general food scarcity foodstuffs are still being sent abroad.
• land: Land available for small-scale farming has shrunk, creating land scarcity among the farming population.