In order to fulfill self-sufficiency goals in Japan and to support domestic rice producers, the Japanese government enforces quotas and high tariffs on foreign rice.

Could the schools interview parents, mix catchment areas, admit specialisms or enforce ethnic quotas?

When the EC negotiated car imports with Japan, it asked Britain to take a 20% rise - the largest among European countries that enforce individual quotas.

Samaranch is still determined to cap the number of athletes at 10,000 by enforcing quotas and rigorous qualifying standards.

"Even if we adopt and enforce quotas, take only those we need, these people, too, will probably change our societies," says de Michelis.

Schools and Housing Development Board housing estates enforce ethnic quotas based on the race populations to prevent racial enclaves.

But having seen Kuwait invaded by a neighbor bent on enforcing quotas, they may be reluctant to produce much more.

Not because people want to enforce quotas in university admissions.

Americans clearly are disturbed by French threats to enforce quotas that demand that 40 percent of films shown on television here be French.

Republicans reply that the bill enforces racial 'quotas' on employers.