LL11a

In short supply, hard to get: “Good workers are ________ these days.”

This question was slightly altered from the 1965–70 question.

HARD TO COME BY	7
HARD TO FIND	6
FEW AND FAR BETWEEN	4
HARD TO GET	4
AT A PREMIUM	3
IN DEMAND	3
SCARCE	3
RARE	2
FEW	1
LIKE HEN’S TEETH	1
SCARCE AS HENS’ TEETH	1
TOUGH TO FIND	1

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