Nomination: legal or voluntary quotas are enforced upon this stage, during which a certain portion of nominated candidates on the party's ballot must be female.

One of the Administration's first international successes, in fact, was strong-arming Japan into imposing "voluntary" quotas on automobile exports.

One goal is to get around "voluntary" quotas on Japanese car exports to the European Community that were agreed to in 1991.

The Japanese Government is expected to extend its "voluntary" quotas on automobile exports.

The Japanese Cabinet decided to keep the so-called voluntary quotas at 2.3 million cars a year.

There is talk of extending 'voluntary' quotas on car imports to transplanted Japanese factories in America.

The Radio Independents Group is tasked with getting the voluntary 'quota' increased.

The Japanese Cabinet decided to keep the so-called voluntary quotas at 2.3 million cars a year, the level since 1985, American officials said.

I am a great fan of voluntary quotas on electoral lists, without which, in fact, I would not be here today.

To this extent, I welcome the fact that companies really are taking a step in the direction of a voluntary quota.