"was already allocated" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is typically used to describe something that has already been designated or assigned to someone or something. Example: The budget for the project was already allocated to various departments, making it difficult to secure additional funds.
Even money that was already allocated to colleges is not secure; the University of Oklahoma, for example, was told to return money to the state.
Politifact described the Medicare ad as "half true": Romney's claim gives the impression that the law takes money that was already allocated to Medicare and funds the new health care law with it.
"We evaluated how much room we had, and we realized that a lot of the basement was already allocated to shareholder storage, a staff apartment, a laundry area and a professional office," said Amy Newman, a former board member.
But the Conservatives came under fire after it emerged the £2bn sum includes £700m of underspend which was already allocated to the NHS budget.
The Affordable Care Act has actually come in under budget, though, so there's an argument that the money was already allocated.
In contrast with Lam Dong, the forest area under the payment scheme in Son La was already allocated to more than 50,000 forest owners in the early 2000s, mainly local households.
This is because, in case the band is already allocated, it is a difference of the capacity based on the previous allocation and the current allocation.
Nearly a third of the seats are already allocated; in December, N.Y.U.
Alternatively he could put a lot more money into his $2.55bn emissions reduction fund – most of which is already allocated.
But the other issue, as both writers note, is that reclining rights are already allocated unevenly: having less legroom is a lot more bearable if you are short.
Congress would also need to approve the F.C.C.'s use of so-called incentive auctions of spectrum that is already allocated to private companies, including broadcast networks.
