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COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
allocate resources (= give them to a particular person, organization etc )
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I spoke to the official who was in charge of allocating the funds.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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randomly
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All hits against the chariot in hand-to-hand or shooting are randomly allocated as shown below.
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Patients were randomly allocated to groups for each test substance.
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For the initial experiment, at day 7, 70 mice were randomly allocated to one of three groups.
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Interventions - Children were randomly allocated to adenotonsillectomy, adenoidectomy, or neither procedure.
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The classic experiment requires both a control and an experimental group to which subjects are randomly allocated .
to
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Disposal related work may be allocated to , say, a sub-committee of the board to minimise disruptions.
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amount
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He said the committee could allocate a smaller amount and approve more later if needed.
area
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While some of these funds were earmarked for South Phoenix, others were allocated to more affluent areas of the city.
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There were a limited number of places allocated to different areas .
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The number of policyholders can not grow, and in this case the designer would not allocate any overflow areas .
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In 1993 they will be allocated to area managers but not yet to care managers.
authority
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This is the first time it has specifically allocated finance for local authority investment in recycling projects.
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All this highlighted the need for more land to be allocated by planning authorities for development.
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This is allocated between local authorities on the basis of their population and a complex formula.
basis
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Bowling lanes are allocated on the basis of games rather than time.
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As enacted in 1974, the formula allocated funds on the basis of three elements-population, overcrowded housing, and poverty.
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It is channelled through the Research Councils which will allocate it on the basis of the projects submitted to them.
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A territory is normally allocated on the basis of workload and/or potential sales.
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Previously the budget had always been allocated on a historical basis .
budget
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Being large, multi-national companies helps-they can allocate huge budgets to creating just the right online presence.
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Design teams should be allocated a total budget within which they agree to provide a design to the appropriate quality.
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This guidance is intended to inform all those involved in allocating resources and local budget setting.
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The federal government used population figures in its calculations when allocating regional budgets .
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Meanwhile, the Czechoslovak government has allocated a budget to promote its position on the dam abroad.
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With plans formulated, Kate is then allocated a budget to cover all aspects of the landscaping.
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Large commercial organisations need to allocate budgets to programmes such as research and development and design.
case
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One advantage of allocating a case to a student is he/she may have more time to spend in follow-up.
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And remember, it is the court that allocates cases to tracks.
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This lawyer should also allocate the cases .
costs
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Few banks can accurately allocate costs and measure the profitability of each line of business.
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Salomon Brothers was the only major firm on Wall Street in the early 1980s with no system for allocating costs .
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Another method is to allocate the total costs over the two years on the basis of work invoiced.
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The estimators' goal in manufacturing is to accurately allocate the costs associated with making products.
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Ten percent was allocated to administrative costs , and the remaining 20 percent for human service programs.
decision
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In terms of funding, there's going to have to be some political decision as to how we allocate those resources.
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In straitened times, group directors will face tough decisions about allocating resources between divisions.
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The use of linear programming as an aid to decision making when allocating scarce investment funds has been widely advocated.
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It is not only financial considerations, therefore, that guide the decisions for allocating limited training resources.
department
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Once recruited on this basis, the candidates would be allocated to departments .
expenditure
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Furthermore, it may be difficult to allocate expenditure and income for the period.
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It is a relatively crude way of allocating such expenditure . 10.
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Defence spending, however, fell, being allocated 11.6 percent of expenditure as compared with 12.1 percent in 1991.
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Total spending was set at R11,600 million, of which R9,000 million was allocated to recurrent expenditure .
funds
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In the former case, by employing civilian clerical staff a greater proportion of funds can be allocated for direct policing policies.
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The audit report was also critical of the amount of funds allocated to staff support of citizen participation activities.
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Finally, at departmental or agency level, the funds are allocated .
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Wilson to reject funds allocated to California.
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Remaining funds will be allocated to individual projects, a third to public health research and two-thirds to clinical research.
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I would like your recommendations on Vanguard funds in which to allocate my $ 492, 000.
government
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The government has allocated , for the introduction of the National Curriculum into 24,000 schools, the sum of £30 million.
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The government has allocated £50 million in 1992/93 and £100 million in 1993/94.
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Local government was allocated these responsibilities with great reluctance only after the government had explored every other possibility.
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That is why I was especially pleased to hear that the Government are prepared to allocate the necessary funds.
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Meanwhile, the Czechoslovak government has allocated a budget to promote its position on the dam abroad.
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The city government has allocated 50m pesos towards the cost of the two extensions.
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The Czech government has allocated 1,160 million crowns to help resolve environmental problems in the region.
group
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When a table is transferred into the Working-Set the entries are allocated as bundles to groups of lexicographers.
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Patients were randomly allocated to groups for each test substance.
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She may be allocated a group of learners, and follow them throughout their training.
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To establish firm links, tutors are allocated to groups of schools so that staff come to know their tutor well.
housing
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On top of that, £358,000 was allocated to housing associations.
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Help should also be allocated to provide low-cost housing for local people.
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The couple were allocated their new housing association home through Middlesbrough Council.
market
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In short, here is a service which yields substantial benefits but for which the market would allocate no resources.
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Perfectly competitive free market equilibrium will then allocate resources efficiently.
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In Chapter 15 we set out the basic case for allowing free markets to allocate resources.
member
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Unsolicited tapes are allocated to the various members of the A&R team.
million
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For this year's flight, the space agencies will allocate another $ 5 million .
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The Clinton administration has proposed expanding Operation Restore Trust nationwide by allocating it $ 597 million under the fiscal 1997 budget proposal.
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In 1994, the legislature allocated only $ 2 million statewide to shore up security at older facilities.
money
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However, no agreement was reached on how much money should be allocated .
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Individual investors and Wall Street money managers tend to allocate more of their resources to countries with bigger stock markets.
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Admittedly, this sum is but a fraction of money allocated for career development this year.
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However, no money has been allocated specifically for this purpose.
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The majority of the speakers requested that large amounts of money be allocated for housing rehabilitation.
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If so, can he tell us how much money has been allocated to that exercise?
number
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It might be better to allocate numbers to customers in case there are duplicate names.
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Croydon cars were allocated the numbers 345-399.
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In the first the computer threw up the names, in the second it allocated the numbers .
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Each has been allocated a certain number of streets, but like everything else it takes time.
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A system for allocating a small number of staff from a central point on a daily basis should be devised.
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Each person is allocated a number of a football team.
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You will be allocated a unique reference number .
patient
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Their suspicions were fuelled when the ward allocation book, which denotes which nurse is allocated to which patient , disappeared.
percent
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Defence spending, however, fell, being allocated 11.6 percent of expenditure as compared with 12.1 percent in 1991.
place
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The third method is to allocate places to those who have the muscle to demand them.
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People with different skills and training were to be allocated to places where these could be fully utilised, unlike before.
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First-year students are allocated most of these places .
product
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To attain efficiency, it would be expected that factors of production would be allocated so that their marginal products would be equal.
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So the marketing director enters a coalition with the research director to pressure the boss to allocate more resources to product design.
purpose
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Your brain was designed and allocated for eternal purposes .
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Members ballot for the right to introduce bills on Fridays allocated to this purpose .
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However, no money has been allocated specifically for this purpose .
record
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If this were not done, data from previous files might still be present in addresses to which records were not allocated .
school
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To establish firm links, tutors are allocated to groups of schools so that staff come to know their tutor well.
seat
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Each of the 10 counties were to be allocated a seat , with two each for exiled parties.
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The new Constitution allocated one seat to a representative of Rotuma island.
space
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This allocates more space to cars than to children.
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Gliffs have notions of geometry, and can allocate and request space .
student
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All public dollars allocated for the student now followed him or her to the other district.
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Frezzo said discussions are under way with the San Francisco school district to allocate money to pay students to maintain its networks.
system
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A system for allocating a small number of staff from a central point on a daily basis should be devised.
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Salomon Brothers was the only major firm on Wall Street in the early 1980s with no system for allocating costs.
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The Government says it will use the new system to allocate resources to those councils with the worst housing problems.
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Others regard it as a more substantial system for planning, allocating and controlling resources.
task
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More generally we might ask the following: What is the best way to introduce and allocate learning tasks ?
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The operating system is the set of instructions that allocate resources and order tasks within a computer.
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Boot and I had been allocated the less spectacular task of making and using miniature Barkausen-Kurz tubes as possible receivers.
time
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Even if it's just ten minutes a day, allocate some time for your self-esteem programme.
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In one, the businessperson allocated time , spreading the project over several weeks.
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The places on our team had largely been allocated by the time I took up the reins.
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Now is when you should decide how you want to allocate your time to these three activities in the future.
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Moreover, the findings challenge conventional assumptions about the amounts of time the different subjects should be allocated .
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He is a selfish, competitive fighter who is totally calculating about how he allocates his time and resources.
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The senior nurse may also allocate time for individual teaching of learners, or for group tutorial sessions.
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In order to maintain a proper balance in your life, you must be prepared to allocate some time to yourself each day.
work
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The Development Manager will allocate the work to an appropriate member of the development team.
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It's his job to allocate the work to his staff.
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Further, each group is allocated at least some such work .
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But his fiancee may think that all time not allocated to necessities such as work should be spent together.
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In the hours you allocate for work , sort out your priorities, reordering them when unforeseen circumstances arise.
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To allocate and prioritise the work of the section.
■ VERB
decide
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They may have the ability to decide how to allocate scarce resources, whether they are finances, promotions or new equipment.
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All relevant factors are taken into account by the funding councils when they decide how to allocate resources.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Several single parent families have been allocated homes on the new site.
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The company has allocated $1000 to the team to get the project started.
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The results will depend on how each department allocates its resources.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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All this highlighted the need for more land to be allocated by planning authorities for development.
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He is a selfish, competitive fighter who is totally calculating about how he allocates his time and resources.
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Investors who allocate money based on market size may not be as diversified as they thought.
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It is a process whereby scarce resources are allocated among competing powers and claimants.
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The government has allocated, for the introduction of the National Curriculum into 24,000 schools, the sum of £30 million.
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We are allocated a nursery for our weekly spell of baby care.