At a time when bank capital is scarce, that impediment carries significant economic costs.

Farmers living in areas where food security and resources are scarce lack financial capital.

Financial liberalization would attract foreign capital seeking high returns in capital scarce countries, allowing them to invest more than they saved.

New opportunities for scarce capital and other resources are also opening up in the same and other areas.

Freer capital flows will give poor countries precisely this access, as the greed of investors in rich country leads them to venture into poor regions where capital is scarce.

Desalination of salt water is another capital intensive option, which is used particularly in water scarce areas and for high value uses.

But why should Latin American countries care about these capital flows and the revaluation of their currencies? After all, capital inflows traditionally have been regarded as a positive transfer of savings from rich industrial countries to capital scarce emerging markets.

A country emerging from conflict is faced with damaged physical and social infrastructure, scarce employment opportunities, reduced foreign investment and increased capital flight.

Resources are scarce.

Make yourself scarce.

That they're scarce.

Scarce labor drives wages.

Our resources are scarce.

They tend to be highly innovative, make excellent use of scarce capital and skills, and provide a range of services and goods to the large corporations.

Hard Wisdom for Scarce Water

Land resources, obviously, are scarce.

And good boots are scarce.

In summer, water in scarce.

Blonds are scarce around here.

Someday they may be scarce.

Could scarce believe it true

When food is scarce, people share.

You need to use scarce resources.

Water is scarce in this nation.

And I'll make my presence scarce.

Fooïs pretty scarce around these parts.

In his Budget Speech, the Chief Minister informed the Legislative Council that a close examination of the capital budget would reveal that not only was the Territory required to fund a greater portion of its capital development from scarce local resources, but that the requirements for capital development were increasing significantly.

However, statistics about the victims are scarce.

They say apartments are scarce these days.

Number two a declining population means scarce labor.

And conferences, tribunals and conventions bring scarce relief.

Credit facilities for housing are scarce and expensive.

It's not about being scarce, it's about accessibility.

Time is scarce, so what do we do?

The way is hard and footwear is scarce.

You been pretty scarce for a while, Dan.

Firms in such a context will have incentives to enter industries that can use their relatively abundant labor to replace relatively scarce capital, or vice versa, thereby reducing costs and enhancing competitiveness.

Conflict is increasing as communities compete for scarce resources.

Jobs are scarce, and the future looks bleak everywhere.

People aren't fighting over scarce housing or lucrative jobs.

This would help reduce consumption of scarce natural resources.

When information is plentiful, the scarce resource is attention.

In Germany, food was scarce, but only 5 died.

Despite this, I made use of my scarce resources,

The key is to reflect on six kinds of capital goods business capital, infrastructure, human capital, intellectual capital, natural capital, and social capital.