There's a dearth of young craftsmen.

Every year, we receive thousands of scholars and experts from abroad, but it is only in recent years that the Chinese have began to appreciate New Year pictures.

Many veteran craftsmen gave up their jobs of making New Year pictures in previous hard years.

The woodcut New Year pictures are usually put up on windows or walls five days before the New Year's Day to express good wishes for the coming year.

I continued to see a dearth of orders, and there was just no visibility.

It's really quite astonishing how little Floridians are getting from their 25 House members. We have a dearth of real leaders in the House from Florida. It's surprising how little clout these members have.