rigid quota
collocation in Englishmeaningsofrigidandquota
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rigid
adjective
uk/ˈrɪdʒ.ɪd/us/ˈrɪdʒ.ɪd/
stiff or fixed; not able to be bent ...
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quota
noun[C]
uk/ˈkwəʊ.tə/us/ˈkwoʊ.t̬ə/
a fixed, limited amount or number that is ...
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(Definition ofrigidandquotafrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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We are now offered the prospect of documentary mountains and soap opera lakes simply to meet some daft andrigidquotasystem.
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What is quite clear is that under a system of tariffs, which is a flexible system, there can be competition, whereas under a system ofrigidquotapreferences there cannot.
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It will mean that probably they will not be able to enforce therigidquotafor some months, but things of that kind have to be done gradually.
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We must also start to give the junior secondary schools a much fairer share of the teachers, using either monetary incentive or a slightly morerigidquotasystem.
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High targets can be set—even 50 per cent—but any shortfall in reaching a set target is much less damaging than a failure to achieve arigidquota.
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Every producer is given arigidquota.
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We have introduced rigid quotas, without which no progress can be made.
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We should therefore adopt a flexible approach to this proposal, rather than seeking to impose rigid quotas.
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It is more sensible to use targets than rigid quotas.
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Some of these imports fluctuate violently according to crop seasons, and rigid quotas for a long period ahead might lead to considerable difficulties.
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I do not believe in setting rigid quotas of that kind.
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