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compo ration

(British, World War II, historical) A composition ration; a crate containing food, tea, soap, toilet paper etc. for 14 men for one day.

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Simple sentences

We have used our ration of coal for the week.
Supplies of food were low and we had to ration out the little that was left.

Movie subtitles

On the day of the show, Natasha received a food ration at the club.
That's your ration till lunch.
They're getting the morning rum ration.
I had a ration of vodka in the army, and now champagne.
Aren't you living a little above your ration?
Jimmy, throw down a ration.
We'll need it in the event it becomes necessary to ration food.
You gave him the last of that K ration, remember? That was a great sacrifice.
Have you ever tasted K ration?
Hollis, I'll bet you a K ration dinner we get there first.
Eight years after your resignation, seeing you in a ration line filled me with emotion.
What about your ration?
Here's your identity card, security pass and ration card.
You mean my ration card?
And we won't need this ration book anymore, will we?
Here are the ration points, I've been hoarding. I mean, I've been saving them for weeks.
You had the ration book. I did not.
I distinctly remember putting my hand into my pocket pulling out the ration book.
This is your food ration book, clothes ration, tobacco. automobile license, bus tickets, your travel permit. and this is your certificate of demobilization.
And with ration coupons.
We got to write Congress to boost our PX ration.
Rice card? You mean my ration card?
Ration card.
Hey, that means you've still got his ration card.
I was brought up on goat's milk. I had a ration of vodka in the army, and now champagne.
You gave him the last of that K ration, remember?
What a load of bread! Was that your whole ration book?
I forgot the cheese ration.
We got to write Congress to boost our PX ration. Fat chance.
Ask again there. How many ration coupons is that!
Those ration coupons are barely enough.
That's your ration.
What ration?
His ration is only for one washing.

News and current affairs

But the Bank does not yet have sufficient funds to meet these countries' urgent needs, and has had to ration assistance to a small fraction of the flows that could be effectively and reliably used.
And would doing so force larger write-downs, requiring banks, in turn, to ration credit - and thus harming the economy?
Policymakers may not be able to compel citizens to ration their consumption.
Of course, prices cannot continue to rise indefinitely - the price increase will ration demand.
Instead of distributing oil revenues through a program of low-cost loans, as promised, the government has been forced to ration gasoline, as economic promise has given way to crisis.
The standard daily ration is 150-300 grams (5-10 ounces) of corn or rice (equivalent to roughly four slices of dry bread), depending on the location.
By contrast, the run-up in stock prices in Brazil started from a very different point, with the price-earnings ration as low as six in 1998.
Again, higher prices will ration global oil demand, but only after a period of economic pain in some regions around the world.

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