Word: dearth
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Clark was particularly complimentary, comparing Somerville to the North Carolina town in which she was raised, where she found a dearth of gay role models...
Ruiz, a government concentrator, lamented both the loss of Richardson and the dearth of women in her department...
...congratulate Oppenheim for his attendance record, though he seems to forget that awareness at Harvard of the dearth of female tenured professors, sexual assault or of broader issues of women's rights around the nation and globe continues to be lacking. Many women's groups on campus also attempt to travel beyond issues of sexual assault and rape on campus to tackle the problems that women across the world confront, from reproductive rights to sweatshop labor...
...been characterized by tension and strain. From the University's land dealings in Allston to its plans for the new Knafel Center, many Cantabrigians have comes to see Harvard as an insensitive Goliath, acting without regard for local interests. The University's decision to do something to ameliorate the dearth of low-income housing-one of the local community's most pressing problems-should be well received...
...itself out pretty quickly. You hear about people who really like to watch the Weather Channel, but I bet these people are not actually into weather so much as natural disaster; note the tornado and flood videos being advertised for $19.99 (plus shipping and handling), and the comparative dearth of mail-order movies about, say, humidity...