After gasoline stations ran low on supplies following the 1973 oil crisis, Dunn made Elizabeth one of the first cities in the nation to impose odd-even rationing.

The commission is the second agency in the San Francisco area to announce plans this week to impose rationing.

And because, as of this writing, public health officials have not imposed rationing, you're free to get your flu shot.

Initially the government was reluctant to impose controls and rationing, but its desire to curb wage rises and industrial unrest forced it to intervene.

Dr. Karadzic also warned Serbs in Bosnia that he might be forced to declare a state of war and impose rationing.

At these lower prices, the Georgian authorities have imposed rationing.

President Bush is unlikely to reinstate the draft or impose rationing.

However, low premiums impose limited coverage, or rationing of benefits.

Moscow cut oil deliveries then, forcing Cuba to impose draconian rationing.

A few months ago the Brazilian government imposed mandatory rationing of electricity.