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  • Who says the network white boys can't get affirmative action quota's at NBC.

    What would someone have to say on "Meet the Press" to prompt a follow-up question from David Gregory? Ann Althouse 2009

  • I work night shift and i love it. no bosses, No pressure, no quota's or sales targets, no over your shoulder looking, AND DEF no bosses checking up on you, the best NO STRESS… THANK God.. in this day and age where most bosses hardly do anything anyways.

    Email tip: Make it look like you’re working overtime | Sync Blog 2008

  • After the quota's sunset, China's share of the market is expected to jump from 16 percent to as high as 85 percent.

    CNN Transcript Dec 31, 2004 2004

  • All of us suspect it was sabotage, especially since the germans didnt like being replaced by an American. (even though they wherent doing their jobs correctly because their quota's where down by a lot.)

    avanery Diary Entry avanery 2004

  • Certain products were offered for earlier tariff liberalisation, and more importantly, a number of preferential tariff quota's were proposed for certain sensitive products in the dairy, cut flower and wine sectors.

    ANC BRIEFING DEREK HANEKOM 1998

  • Certain products were offered for earlier tariff liberalisation, and more importantly, a number of preferential tariff quota's were proposed for certain sensitive products in the dairy, cut flower and wine sectors.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1998

  • The question of the quota's legality remained unanswered, and it appeared that the Army might be forced to abandon the system at some future time when there was a black surplus.

    Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 Morris J. MacGregor

  • Atomic Workers, and I can't just pay their initiation fees and union dues and get union cards for them, because admission to this union is on an annual quota basis, and this is December, and the quota's full.

    Day of the Moron H. Beam Piper 1934

  • In fact, the term is used sarcastically by the quota's opponents, who have observed that a relatively small number of women have taken advantage of it to scoop up handfuls of non-executive directorships.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph Jill Kirby 2012

  • Its executives in Germany were reluctant to discuss the quota's challenges and several - including Ms. Nemat and Ms. Schick - were either not made available or declined to be interviewed.

    NYT > Global Home By NICOLA CLARK 2011

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