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This is because both citizens and noncitizens are counted in the census and this data is then used to apportion seats.

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Attempts by politicians to apportion blame for high inflation, or claim credit for it falling, should be treated with caution.

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Wonderful’s pistachio and almond orchards have complicated efforts to apportion water among the state’s competing stakeholders.

Researchers said the aim of the study was not to apportion blame, but to find out why veterans were slipping through the net, and help to create a "safety blanket" instead to protect them.

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And they gave NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan responsibility for deciding how to apportion the cut, noting that he needn’t give special treatment to TIP, which was envisioned to grow rapidly under legislation previously passed by Congress.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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