I believe it is ¨there is a shortage of 2,000 bikes¨ because if they demand 8,000 bikes but only make 6,000 bikes there is a shortage of 2,000 bikes
It was different because it remained independent during the colonial era when the rest of South East Asia was colonized. It modernized itself and worked with both British and French colonies but remained independent and chose who they wanted to work with. The territory of Siam is what is nowadays known as Thailand, so you can see that Thailand managed to develop itself and its culture independently of the colonizers who ran rampant among the South East Asian region and which caused many wars in recent times.
Johannes Gutenburg created the printing press during the renaissance. It was important because it made the mass production of printed materials possible. It also lead to a much wider dissemination of knowledge and literacy throughout the socioeconomics classes.
Swing voters are voters who don´t have a political affiliation or preference for any particular Party. The federal budget is a subject of great importance when it comes to elections, due to the fact that both the Republican Party and the Democratic Party have different views regarding how it should be distributed.
Although belonging to the Republican Party, Congressman Paul Ryan supports the increase if government spending and financial deregulation of banks. These are both propositions very similar to the ones his Democratic counterparts state. In the 2012 presidential campaign, Mitt Romney aimed to find common ground with these swing voters in order for them to eventually give their vote to him.