quota system

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The country's agriculture ministry earlier introduced a quota system for potable water and banned its use in agriculture until Sept. 30, as the country battles with a drought that is now in its fourth year.

From Reuters

The quota system, perhaps unwittingly, provides judges an incentive to rule in favor of beneficiaries.

From Washington Post

“My two cases on Monday, 4,000 and 6,000 pages. … When you have something like that, you should be given leeway to take your time to do it right. Take your time to do it right the first time so you don’t have to go back a second time. And that is where the quota system, the way it is currently imposed, does not give us that flexibility.”

From Washington Post

He said governments must do more to encourage companies, especially small- and medium-sized firms, to hire disabled workers and a quota system in place in several European nations was not enough.

From Reuters

China, the world's second-largest refiner, has since late 2015 allowed over 40 smaller plants to process imported oil to support private investment, but controls overall oil purchases using a quota system to curb wasteful refinery expansions.

From Reuters