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To do justice to both units in the time allotted, the team came up with the Martian version of an old auto club-style map, we have our route planned, complete with optional turnoffs and labeled areas of interest and potential obstructions in our path. – Kevin Hand	Found on CNN 2 years ago
What I am about to say, I intend to say gently and constructively. And that is this. We need to do more. We need to do more. By we, I mean the Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio Congress. We have completed almost 25 % of the time allotted to this current Congress and what have we done other than nominations, we have done nothing. Zero. Zilch. Nada. – John Kennedy	Found on CNN 4 years ago
If you want to light up a cigarette outside the allotted time, you have to cheat, but by pushing that button, you have to admit to us, and to yourself, that you are cheating. – Samer El Gharib	Found on CNN 5 years ago
Members should attempt to come to the floor within the 15-minute period as prescribed by the first ring of the bells, as a point of courtesy to each of your colleagues, voting within the allotted time would help with the maintenance of the institution. – Frank Ryan	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
We have been living here for 40 years and hardly own any land. Since most of the area around here is owned by the state, it should be allotted to us so we can increase our agricultural production. – Bakhto Bibi	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
You stars that reigned at my nativity, whose influence hath allotted death and hell. – Christopher Marlowe	added by anonymous 9 years ago
An important antidote to American democracy is American gerontocracy. The positions of eminence and authority in Congress are allotted in accordance with length of service, regardless of quality. Superficial observers have long criticized the United States for making a fetish of youth. This is unfair. Uniquely among modern organs of public and private administration, its national legislature rewards senility. – John Kenneth Galbraith	added by anonymous 10 years ago

To do justice to both units in the time allotted, the team came up with the Martian version of an old auto club-style map, we have our route planned, complete with optional turnoffs and labeled areas of interest and potential obstructions in our path.

– Kevin Hand

Found on CNN
2 years ago

What I am about to say, I intend to say gently and constructively. And that is this. We need to do more. We need to do more. By we, I mean the Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio Congress. We have completed almost 25 % of the time allotted to this current Congress and what have we done other than nominations, we have done nothing. Zero. Zilch. Nada.

– John Kennedy

Found on CNN
4 years ago

If you want to light up a cigarette outside the allotted time, you have to cheat, but by pushing that button, you have to admit to us, and to yourself, that you are cheating.

– Samer El Gharib

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Members should attempt to come to the floor within the 15-minute period as prescribed by the first ring of the bells, as a point of courtesy to each of your colleagues, voting within the allotted time would help with the maintenance of the institution.

– Frank Ryan

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

We have been living here for 40 years and hardly own any land. Since most of the area around here is owned by the state, it should be allotted to us so we can increase our agricultural production.

– Bakhto Bibi

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

You stars that reigned at my nativity, whose influence hath allotted death and hell.

– Christopher Marlowe

added by anonymous
9 years ago

An important antidote to American democracy is American gerontocracy. The positions of eminence and authority in Congress are allotted in accordance with length of service, regardless of quality. Superficial observers have long criticized the United States for making a fetish of youth. This is unfair. Uniquely among modern organs of public and private administration, its national legislature rewards senility.

– John Kenneth Galbraith

added by anonymous
10 years ago

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