1.   A government food rationing system, although regarded as efficient, is unable to meet even minimum nutritional requirements.

2.   Both officials expressed fears about whether the government will be able to sustain its food rationing system, upon which millions of Iraqis depend for sustenance.

3.   In recent years, meat consumption in Cuba has been infrequent among most citizens, who rely on a tight government rationing system for food.

4.   Iraq is demanding that it is permitted to distribute supplies through its government rationing system, which does not extend to the Kurdish areas.

5.   The officials expressed fears about whether the government will be able to sustain the food rationing system, on which millions of Iraqis depend for sustenance.

6.   The military has its own food rationing system, he said.

7.   The main food rationing system, emanating from the oil proceeds, hardly meets two thirds of needs for essential items.