noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ strict
▪ bread , credit , food , fuel , gas ( AmE ), petrol ( BrE ), etc.
▪ wartime
VERB + RATIONING
▪ have
▪ bring in , introduce
▪
The government introduced meat ~ in May.
▪ end
RATIONING + VERB
▪ be in force , exist
RATIONING + NOUN
▪ system
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of
▪
Strict ~ of basic foodstuffs was still in force.