Sentence examples for could have apportioned from inspiring English sources

In view of the nature of this enterprise it is obvious that, so far as the Federal Constitution is concerned, the state might have defrayed the entire expense out of state funds raised by general taxation, or it could have apportioned the burden among the counties in which the lands were situated and the improvements were to be made.

You have apportioned even prostitutes, thieves and robbers.

"We've apportioned the assets given to each analyst in relationship to their coverage of the Russell 1000".

That means the Office of Science could have more flexibility to apportion cuts within its six disciplinary-based research program subunits.

Western settlers, who apportioned the region's water long ago, never could have foreseen the thirst of its cities.

Illinois Brick barred indirect purchaser suits chiefly because we feared that permitting the use of pass-on theories under § 4 would transform these treble-damages actions into massive and inconclusive efforts to apportion the recovery among all potential plaintiffs that could have absorbed part of the overcharge—from direct purchasers to middlemen to ultimate consumers.

But Howes said it was not a day for apportioning blame, pointing fingers or "angry press conferences" and there was nothing the government could have done to stop the announcement.

So once the seats have been apportioned, parties try to cobble together coalitions that control a majority of seats.

Today, the families are overjoyed that at last blame has been apportioned where it belongs.

Political representation has been apportioned according to this principle since the country's founding.

In the current year, the levy has been apportioned at a flat rate, according to the scheme's membership.