Sentence examples for for apportioning from inspiring English sources

A wide variety of electoral systems exist for apportioning legislative seats.

Before the census in 2000, the Supreme Court ruled that sampling-adjusted figures could not be used for apportioning congressional seats.

It also seems the wrong moment for apportioning blame, as soldiers and helicopter pilots are performing heroic feats to rescue those still cut off.

Now, however, the formulas for apportioning electoral districts have effectively concentrated power in the hands of the two major parties, and Spain's myriad smaller parties cannot compete.

While the court barred adjustment for apportioning House seats among the states, it left open the possibility that adjustments could be used for Congressional districting within states.

If they succeed, and the voters approve the initiative, the rules for apportioning the state's electoral votes would be changed for the 2008 presidential election.

The Republican attack led to a 1999 Supreme Court decision that barred adjustments for purposes of apportioning House seats among the states but allowed it for Congressional districting within states.

For instance, the North only wanted free persons to be counted for purposes of apportioning seats in the House of Representatives.

That is how the constitution defined people with darker skins for purposes of apportioning representation among the states.

The standoff led to a notorious compromise: for purposes of apportioning seats in the House, each slave would count as three-fifths of a person.

The Israeli government approved an urban renewal project for Mamilla, apportioning land for residential and commercial zones, including hotels and office space.