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"Quota" in a Sentence (12 examples)
We almost broke our necks trying to meet the quota.
How can I meet this quota?
We will begin by considering the concept of "quota".
I failed to meet my quota today.
Hideyuki was a friend in Japan during my stint there as a software engineer. He invited me to eat whale-meat cuisine in a posh restaurant. He said that the whales used were from the scientific quota allowed to Japan.
He hasn't met the quota yet because he has been slacking off rather than working hard.
Somalia's prime minister this month announced a 30 percent quota for female lawmakers chosen in upcoming elections.
Did you meet your quota?
It’s estimated that just 10 to 12 percent of the human population is left-handed. Across cultures and over the years, left-handed people have been described as sinister, evil, crooked and the like. But in modern, more tolerant societies, the lefty seems to thrive. A University of London scholar even wrote that left-handed people produce an above-average quota of high achievers. What does it mean to be a lefty today?
Tom didn't meet his sales quota this month.
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The episode’s unwillingness to fully commit to the pathos of the Bart-and-Laura subplot is all the more frustrating considering its laugh quota is more than filled by a rollicking B-story that finds Homer, he of the iron stomach and insatiable appetite, filing a lawsuit against The Frying Dutchman when he’s hauled out of the eatery against his will after consuming all of the restaurant’s shrimp (plus two plastic lobsters).
Captain Olimar: 'We have to work harder on finding some truly valuable treasures. The sooner we hit our quota, the sooner I can get back to my wife and kids on Hocotate.'
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