quota restriction

collocation in English

meaningsofquotaandrestriction

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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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restriction
noun[C or U]
uk
/rɪˈstrɪk.ʃən/us
/rɪˈstrɪk.ʃən/
an official limit ...
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(Definition ofquotaandrestrictionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thisquotarestrictionwas only lifted in 1960, but the proviso to obtain a licence to export ramin remained.
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There is noquotarestrictionon the import of vegetables from our usual overseas sources of supply.
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It may well be that some form ofquotarestriction, of quantitative limitation, may be useful to-day, or even, it may be, permanently.
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We must accept the principle ofquotarestriction.
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Would he please give urgent consideration to the only possible solution, namely, aquotarestriction?
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Not only is there that enormous tariff, but there is a savagequotarestriction.
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There is no power to impose aquotarestrictionon imports of these goods.
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Thequotarestrictionon the consumption of paper has not hitherto been applied to periodicals relying on their own stocks, but it is being extended to them.
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There are no quota restrictions on the importation of eggs in shell.
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One can quote a number of countries which in recent years have felt obliged to impose quota restrictions.
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For example, there is a rule which limits other countries on their quota restrictions.
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The possible explanation—he might like to comment on this—is that the import surcharge might be replaced by quota restrictions.
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I do not off hand know of any other case where there is this severe combination of quota restrictions and high duties.
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Do not the claims of humanity come before your quota restrictions?
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This was a directive making permanent what had formerly been the only very temporary liberalisation of international rail container traffic from all quota restrictions.
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Quota restrictions must remain subject to strict rules, as they are today.
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I cannot really see that any sane man can expect minimum prices to exist successfully without quota restrictions.
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From the evidence so far available, it would not appear that existing quota restrictions are being seriously affected by the importation of made-up goods.
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Lastly, there are the quota restrictions and the various kinds of import controls.
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Will he, therefore, treat the removal of these quota restrictions as a major priority?
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