During the war the government imposed rationing of food and gasoline. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Verb (used with object) : to ration out food to an army. ,to ration an army with food. ,to ration meat during war. ,The civilian population was rationed while the war lasted. From Dictionary.com.
And I'm sure some folks are going to complain about my use of the term rationing above. From Wordnik.com. [Health Care Spending, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
"The term rationing what you eat, can more simply be stated as moderating any portion. From Wordnik.com. [The Daily Record - Home] Reference
Health care rationing is sort of what we have now. From Wordnik.com. [Palin warns of 'disturbing' health care rationing] Reference
And if you don't think rationing is taking place right now. From Wordnik.com. [The senator from Blue Cross (Jack Bog's Blog)] Reference
The trouble with rationing is that it just curtails demand. From Wordnik.com. [An Industrial Policy for CanadaTime for Fundamental Changes] Reference
This pretend issue about rationing is completely ridiculous. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Truth Squad: Is health care rationing in the cards?] Reference
Talk about rationing is dishonest scare tactics pure and simple. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Truth Squad: Is health care rationing in the cards?] Reference
Health care rationing is real, and this is the tip of the iceberg. From Wordnik.com. [Women sharply disagree with mammogram recommendation] Reference
In a word rationing, fact or fiction, let's ask 360 MD, Sanjay Gupta. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 14, 2009] Reference
How do you know that a waiting list, or non-price rationing is a waste?. From Wordnik.com. [A True Story of Efficient Regulation, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
Health care rationing is what private corporations are doing right now!. From Wordnik.com. [GOP senator blasts Dems health care proposals] Reference
I guess that Ezra does not believe in rationing Valentines or health care. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Valentine’s Day] Reference
To ask if health care rationing is in the cards is like questioning reality. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Truth Squad: Is health care rationing in the cards?] Reference
Of coarse, Palin already knows this new claim of rationing is false as well. From Wordnik.com. [Palin warns of 'disturbing' health care rationing] Reference
Why do you believe in rationing care based on ability to pay and not on need?. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Bachmann Suggests Critics Of Health Care Reform Will Be Put On A ‘List’ And Denied Treatment] Reference
The Democrats have put forth nothing that will result in rationing health care. From Wordnik.com. [GOP senator blasts Dems health care proposals] Reference
Health care rationing is already being practiced by insurance companies every day. From Wordnik.com. [Palin warns of 'disturbing' health care rationing] Reference
And if you don't think rationing is taking place right now, then you've been lucky. From Wordnik.com. [The senator from Blue Cross (Jack Bog's Blog)] Reference
The private insurance companies will follow and benefit cuts and rationing is in effect. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Poll: Americans split on health care reform] Reference
Then we can sort out our priorities (you can call it rationing if you want) and create a budget. From Wordnik.com. [TBTAM on Healthcare Reform] Reference
We have a serious fuel problem, the possibility of petrol rationing is closer than many believe. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-06-01] Reference
The question of rationing is a debate worth having, but no one in this fight has advocated panels that determine who should die. From Wordnik.com. [Upside down language of health care reform] Reference
These colossal Medicare cuts will inevitably result in rationing, delay, and the denial of care, causing patients to die needlessly. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Health Insurance Lobby Leaves The Door Open To Supporting A GOP Repeal Of Health Reform] Reference
Reform will stop "rationing" - not increase it: It's a myth that reform will mean a. From Wordnik.com. [Wheat & Weeds] Reference
It's called rationing based on one's ability to pay. From Wordnik.com. [The Case Against Universal Health Care] Reference
Do not forget that a national system will result in rationing. From Wordnik.com. [Obama, top Dems to tackle health reform alternatives] Reference
So kind of evenly split on the idea of rationing gasoline, Wolf. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 30, 2005] Reference
It made do with what it could find, eaking out a living in rationing. From Wordnik.com. [Yatterings » Borrowing Time] Reference
Not a worldwide regime of rationing, which is politically unthinkable. From Wordnik.com. [The Tax That Saved the Planet] Reference
Opponents of the new health care bill say it will result in rationing. From Wordnik.com. [Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Getting Ready for the New Health Care Regime] Reference
This raises the specter of rationing, which is politically intolerable. From Wordnik.com. [The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan] Reference
The rationing is the most severe, "Pérez said in an interview. From Wordnik.com. [Oil-rich Venezuela gripped by economic crisis] Reference
"In a country where" rationing "is a dirty word, who will say no?". From Wordnik.com. [John Kenagy: The Health Care Pundits Get It Right ... And Wrong] Reference
It prohibits, you know, the kind of rationing that people talk about. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 14, 2009] Reference
This is the "rationing" that actually takes place under our current system. From Wordnik.com. [Daniel Denvir: At Sestak Town Hall, Disability Activists Draw Their Own Red Line on Long-Term Care Funding] Reference
We were defeated because HMOs were seen as "rationing," meaning denying care. From Wordnik.com. [Francine Hardaway: Rationing Care by Driving Doctors Out of Practice] Reference
Among environmentalists, the only debate is whether to call it "rationing" or something else. From Wordnik.com. [No Room, No Rest] Reference
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