Sentences with 'ration'

Example sentences and phrases with the word ration and other words derived from it.

« For example, British civilians suffered rationing immediately at the outbreak of war, which became increasingly severe as the war progressed: the weekly ration of 8 ounces of butter per person at the start of the war was reduced to 2 ounces by 1945. »
« Conditions in the ghettos were appalling: the official food ration 'paid' to Jewish labourers slaving for the Nazi war effort consisted of about 600 - 800 calories a day (an adult should consume about 2,000 a day to stay healthy). Potato peels were "as valuable as diamonds" to the ghetto inhabitants. »
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