take up a quota

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• quota — 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 …   Grammatical examples in English

• Quota Count system — Quota Count is a system used by London s Heathrow, Gatwick, and Stansted airports to limit the amount of noise generated by night time aircraft movements. Description From 1962 until 1993, operations at Heathrow were subject to a simple limit on… …   Wikipedia

• Quota share — A quota share is a specified number or percentage of the allotment as a whole (quota), that is prescribed to each individual entity (see Non tariff barriers to trade).For example, the US imposes an import quota on cars from Japan. The Japanese… …   Wikipedia

• take-over — ta·ke o·ver s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} TS fin. acquisizione del controllo economico di un azienda da parte di un altra che ne acquista una quota azionaria {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1986. ETIMO: ingl. take over propr. assorbimento , der. di… …   Dizionario italiano

• Hagenbach-Bischoff quota — The Hagenbach Bischoff quota is a formula used in some voting systems based on proportional representation (PR). It is used in some elections held under the largest remainder method of party list proportional representation as well as in a… …   Wikipedia

• Father's quota — The father s quota (Norwegian, fedrekvote), also referred to as the daddy quota in English,[1][2] is a policy instrument used in Norway, which reserves a part of the parental leave period for fathers (i.e. paternity leave). If the father does not …   Wikipedia

• Racial quota — Racial quotas in employment and education are numerical requirements for hiring, promoting, admitting and/or graduating members of a particular racial group while discriminating other racial groups. These quotas may be determined by governmental… …   Wikipedia

• Import quota — An import quota is a type of protectionist trade restriction that sets a physical limit on the quantity of a good that can be imported into a country in a given period of time. For example, a country might limit sugar imports to 50 tons per year …   Wikipedia

• To take in hand — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Don't Take It to Heart — is a 1944 British comedy film directed by Jeffrey Dell and starring Richard Greene, Alfred Drayton, Moore Marriott and Patricia Medina.[1] Its plot involves an ancient ghost that is awakened by the Second World War and helps a young lawyer to win …   Wikipedia

• List of Deadliest Catch episodes — This is a list of Deadliest Catch episodes with original airdate on Discovery Channel. Airdates on Discovery Channel Canada generally differ. Contents 1 Pilot 2 Season 1 3 Season 2 4 Season 3 …   Wikipedia