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перестало хватать ресурсов

English translation: the resources of .... have ceased to be sufficient / Or: are no longer sufficient

08:52 Feb 5, 2009
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics
Russian term or phrase: перестало хватать ресурсов
Для обеспечения жизнедеятельности более чем 6-миллиардного населения Земли перестало хватать риса, пшеницы, нефти, газа, воды.
Anatoliy Babich
Ukraine
Local time: 12:28
English translation:the resources of .... have ceased to be sufficient / Or: are no longer sufficient
Explanation:
would be my suggestion
Selected response from:

Ellen Kraus
Austria
Local time: 11:28
Grading comment
То, что нужно. Спасибо!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3the resources of .... have ceased to be sufficient / Or: are no longer sufficient
Ellen Kraus
4 +2running out of...
Sabina Metcalf
3 +2(there is) a world-wide shortage of (such-n-such resources) to provide for ...
Mikhail Kropotov
4… population of the earth, the previously sufficient amount of (resources) had come to an end…
Rafle
4are not sufficient for
Sofia Punanova


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
(there is) a world-wide shortage of (such-n-such resources) to provide for ...


Explanation:
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Mikhail Kropotov
Germany
Local time: 11:28
Works in field
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 108

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Igor Moshkin
4 hrs
agree  Dmitry Venyavkin
7 hrs
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
the resources of .... have ceased to be sufficient / Or: are no longer sufficient


Explanation:
would be my suggestion

Ellen Kraus
Austria
Local time: 11:28
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
То, что нужно. Спасибо!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jack Doughty: Reminds me of the title of that James Bond film, "The World is Not Enough".
9 mins
  -> thank you ! but cant judge it not knowing the film in question.
agree  Marina Aidova
4 hrs
  -> спасибо !
agree  Sergey Kudryashov
11 hrs
  -> спасибо !
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
running out of...


Explanation:
We are running out of rice, ... to provide for over 6 bln...

Sabina Metcalf
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:28
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Russian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Oxana Snyder
6 hrs
agree  Alexandr Logachev
1 day 6 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
… population of the earth, the previously sufficient amount of (resources) had come to an end…


Explanation:
This might help.

Regards

Rafle
Local time: 11:28
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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4 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
are not sufficient for


Explanation:
such and such are no longer sufficient for ...

Sofia Punanova
Netherlands
Local time: 11:28
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Russian
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