Word: quota
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...volunteers, promising lavish vacations to champion choppers. "My dear," a husband chirruped to his wife on a Havana soap opera, "when I go to the cane field and really work for my country, all my aches and pains disappear." Every village, factory, business, union and government agency received a quota, and any Cuban who failed to heed the call risked losing his job. Out they came last week, 1,000,000 strong, nearly paralyzing by their absence every government agency and private business. In the swing with Castro were his little brother Raul, who heads up the armed forces, President...
...seldom have anything nice to say about any movies? Do you really feel they are all that bad and so worthy of derision, or is it just that you have some bad-review quota to fill? My husband and I used to rely on your taste, but now it seems that if we accept your guidance, we will miss many worthwhile films. Do try to be a little more objective...
...Monro, stating "substantial reasons" for seeking admission to a particular House. Masters will be able to request the assignment of freshmen falling in a category--such as actors--or of particular roommate groups who send letters requesting admission to their Houses. Assignments will, however, be based primarily on a quota system which seeks to give each house a cross-section of the class...
Boston Brahmins. Practicing brotherhood is not the exclusive province of slum churches. One rich parish with a high sense of social responsibility is the nondenominational Dover Church in a suburb of Boston. Founded in 1762 as a Congregational meeting house, the Dover Church has a quota of New England Brahmins on its membership rolls, and until recently was a classic example of a genteel Christian parish...
...Arab armies. A tireless sound track thumps music to feel humane by (folk themes, mostly), and Director Daniel Mann brings on the folks: Peter Finch, whose kibbutz is a hotbed of nationalist fervor; Jack Hawkins, as a British major who enforces the rules with leathery compassion; and a full quota of illegal immigrants who wade ashore and scoop up handfuls of soil...