apportioning

Example Sentences

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Without apportioning blame, the head of the U.N.’s atomic watchdog agency, Rafael Mariano Grossi, warned of the safety risks of such attacks.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2024

Starr and other college leaders pointed out that only a small number of highly sought after institutions consider race as a factor in apportioning seats.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2023

In 1948 that apportioning made sense because fission and fusion seemed promising, and no one much saw the need for efficiency.

From Scientific American • Jun. 5, 2023

“Over two hundred years of precedent, along with substantially convincing historical and textual arguments suggest that citizenship data likely cannot be used for purposes of apportioning representatives,” Mr. Uthmeier said in an early memo.

From New York Times • Jul. 20, 2022

“There is no point apportioning blame,” said Snape smoothly.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling