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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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