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- verb Present participle of
portion .
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Examples
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Politicians and commentators will naturally show no reticence at all in portioning out blame and touting “solutions”, most of which will look extraordinarily like what they wanted to do anyway under any circumstances.
Stromata Blog: 2008
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Politicians and commentators will naturally show no reticence at all in portioning out blame and touting “solutions”, most of which will look extraordinarily like what they wanted to do anyway under any circumstances.
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Forgive me if I think the idea of portioning off bits of the internet into national enclaves is extremely funny.
The Volokh Conspiracy » European Commission Proposes US Surrender in Data Wars 2010
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Forgive me if I think the idea of portioning off bits of the internet into national enclaves is extremely funny.
The Volokh Conspiracy » European Commission Proposes US Surrender in Data Wars 2010
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•About 60% say customers would not notice a 10% to 15% decrease in portioning.
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I'll never forget witnessing a woman in Kochi, on the Shikoku island of Japan, look at her dish from all angles as if to gain a panoramic view of her food, before offering it a genuine smile, gently picking up her cutlery, portioning out a small bite and elegantly raising it to her mouth.
Lilian Cheung, D.Sc., R.D.: Mindful Eating While Dining Out Lilian Cheung 2012
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He could see his soldiers looting the camp and portioning out the Persian women they captured.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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He could see his soldiers looting the camp and portioning out the Persian women they captured.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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Counting calories is a wonderful tool for identifying what your bottom line needs are and to give you a sense of what reasonable portioning looks like.
Danielle Cavallucci: Constant Calorie Counting Spells Caving to Your Craving Danielle Cavallucci 2011
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I'll never forget witnessing a woman in Kochi, on the Shikoku island of Japan, look at her dish from all angles as if to gain a panoramic view of her food, before offering it a genuine smile, gently picking up her cutlery, portioning out a small bite and elegantly raising it to her mouth.
Lilian Cheung, D.Sc., R.D.: Mindful Eating While Dining Out Lilian Cheung 2012
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