The BNA Act was passed to set the legal ground rules for Canada, and divvy up the powers between the provinces and the federal government. |
The December goal is there because it would give appropriators time to write their bills and divvy up the funds Congress approves. |
For example, individuals can choose to divvy up their debt between variable and fixed mortgage products. |
The constitution requires a decennial census to divvy up congressional seats between the states. |
In the collective cooking program, members meet once a month to prepare meals and then divvy up the dishes to take home. |
But with old rivalries running deep and half the country still carved into de facto fiefdoms, it isn't easy to divvy up power, government posts and mineral spoils. |