Example Sentences

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International media organisations will apportion generous word counts and screen time to their coverage of Nigeria.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2022

Mr. Neman also believes that younger people will apportion more money to their health and, by association, healthy food.

From New York Times • Jan. 4, 2020

That means states have 90 days in which they actually know how much transportation funding there will be, and how Washington will apportion it.

From Washington Post • Apr. 2, 2012

Before these gentlemen* adjourned, they had created three committees which will apportion among subcommittees the subjects upon which research must be accumulated before the conference itself can take place.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is the Divine Judge that will apportion punishment, with perfect knowledge and perfect justice and perfect goodness.

From God's Plan with Men by Martin, T. T. (Thomas Theodore)