Word: quota
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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University officials have said if the fund-raising program fails, the Corporation would have to reconsider the problem. The Corporation has voted to supply an extra $1,000,000 if the quota is reached...
Since only a limited number of freshmen can be allowed at any meal, they must arrive before 6:30 p.m., so that they can go elsewhere in case the quota is filled...
...cream of their army (about 170,000 men) is in Indo-China. They have been able to supply the men and the equipment for only five of the ten divisions they were supposed to have ready for NATO by this year. The remaining five had only half their quota...
...among the hardest hit by the cutbacks, last week found that many types of steel had suddenly become abundant. Although they had originally been promised only enough metals to turn out 800,000 cars in the second quarter, it now looked as if they would meet their "permissible" DPA quota of 930,000 cars and trucks...
...auto industry. As a result, the industry, which had been authorized to turn out 930,000 cars in the second quarter but allowed only enough copper and aluminum for 800,000, hoped it might be able to boost its production closer to the authorized quota...