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01. We caught our [quota] of fish for the day in the first two hours so then we had to stop.

02. He exceeded his [quota] of clams when he went clam-digging at the beach, so he had to pay a fine.

03. Every salesman has a minimum [quota] of cars he is expected to sell each month in order to keep his job.

04. The supermarket set a [quota] of two chickens per family during the big sale.

05. The government is discussing setting [quotas] for the minimum number of women which should make up the work force in the civil service.

06. The Conservative member of Parliament is urging the government to establish a [quota] on the number of refugees this country will accept each year.

07. John has more than his [quota] of bad habits if you ask me.

08. Make sure you get your fair [quota] of rice every day because you never know when it might run out.

09. OPEC has raised their production [quota] to over 300,000 barrels of oil per day.

10. The International Whaling Commission has set a catch [quota] on fin whales in order to protect the population from being depleted.

11. The government is discussing setting a certain [quota] of civil service jobs for members of minority groups.

12. The government has set a [quota] of 100 male grizzly bears per year for foreign hunters.

13. Native hunters have declared their intention to take their full [quota] of gray whales this year, despite international protests.

14. Our language program has a [quota] system in which we will not accept more than 25% of any one language group in order to ensure a cultural mix in the classroom.

15. Ancient Turkish law made it legal for a woman to divorce her husband if he failed to provide her with her daily [quota] of coffee.