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Would it not be common sense to get some corroboration before handing out a guilty verdict?
She said she was pleased with the judge's decision to hand out a harsher punishment.
According to her, corrupt government hands out massive subsidies and tax breaks for oil and coal.
The Nobel Prize in literature is handed out in Stockholm on December 10.
The teacher asked her to hand out the worksheets.
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hand out cash/money Washington began handing out money to struggling farmers during the Depression.
hand out fliers/leaflets He handed out fliers to advertise the store's bargains.
It will be interesting if the judge hands out a compromise decision.
They interpret the legislation any way they like, and hand out verdicts that promote their politics rather than implement the law.
Last month the company handed out bonuses worth several million dollars to top executives.
While the teacher was talking, her assistant handed out pens and paper for us all.
