Sentence examples for quota spot from inspiring English sources

Underwood, 28, was awarded the berth in the lightweight division after a so-called quota spot went unfilled.

We have got a quota spot available and now that Willie is available it is falling into place".

Earlier, Freddy Woodward qualified a second Olympic quota spot for Great Britain when he booked his place in the semi-finals of the men's 3m springboard event.

Lauaki, who won two caps for the Kiwis before switching allegiance to Tonga, fills a quota spot which was vacated at the end of last season by the Australian Adam Dykes.

But when one of the quota spots went unfilled in another region, Underwood was granted that berth.

"Foreign films that don't land one of the quota spots either receive a small fee to play in China — typically less than $1 million — or aren't seen in the country at all," the Los Angeles Times reported.

Mike Hay, Great Britain's Chef de Mission for Sochi 2014, said: "I am delighted we have secured further athlete quota spots.

He has a wispy fringe of white hair, his quota of liver spots, and a remarkable late-onset resemblance to Isaac Bashevis Singer.

Although there is some uncertainty given the new Senate voting system and the halving of the voting quota required, the No 4 spot is winnable while No 6 would be unlikely.

Towns may also have quotas in place.

The common wisdom was that women were not as likely to take pay-offs, a discordant note in a country where people routinely use bribes for everything, from getting a home phone line installed to obtaining a spot on the quota-limited list of pilgrims to Mecca.