John Mackey

I was looking for the meaning of life when I was in college. And my deal with my dad was as long as I was taking a full course load, then he would pay. And the times that I wasn't taking a full course load, then I was off the dole and I was working.

American Businessman

Pooja Bedi

I have become this country's agony aunt as I am doling out relationship tips through various publications. I spotlight the problems and give solutions. It's wonderful to know that so many people respond, it's a responsibility.

Indian Actress

Laura Innes

The story line was done in a way that's organic and was doled out very slowly in little bites. We think that's authentic for this character, that her feelings are very deeply buried or she never felt them.

American Actress

Juan Mata

I live in a bubble. Real life is the one my friends live. They've had to look for work, sign on to the dole, and emigrate. That's normal life now. My life as a footballer is not normal.

Spanish Athlete

Bill O'Reilly

Safety nets for the poor and disadvantaged are a must for any compassionate nation, but encouraging folks to go on the dole when not absolutely necessary is disgraceful.

American Journalist

Anne Lamott

Presents can make up for some of the disappointments that life doles out, such as it makes almost no sense and is coming to an end more quickly than ever.

American Author

Greg Iles

Experiences are like hoarded gold. Whenever I dole out a piece of my private suffering, that is when I get letters from all over the world.

American Novelist

Tony Pulis

There are too many people coming out of school and heading into a life of nothing. They go straight on the dole or into crime.

Welsh Manager

Tig Notaro

Life can very genuinely and realistically pile things on. It doesn't dole out the heartache and pain, or joy, perfectly.

American Comedian

Jane Fonda

I'm now the elder in the position of doling out wisdom and trying to mend fences.

Some view 'on the dole' negatively, as it implies relying on government aid.

Social Stigma

'The dole' is particularly associated with British English and welfare.

British Usage

Often used with 'on' to describe receiving unemployment benefits.

Collocation

To 'dole out' implies careful, controlled giving, often in limited amounts.

Moderation

Can suggest the person distributing has power or authority.

Responsibility

Using 'dole out' hints that there's not enough for everyone to have a lot.

Implies Scarcity

This usage is old-fashioned and creates a historical or formal tone.

Historic Flavor

Found in classic literature, rarely in modern conversation or writing.

Literary Device

Here, 'dole' can have a positive connotation of generosity.

Positive Nuance

 ball with everyone so the government at the time wanted the Bekaa in their cabinet so they gave them some cabinet posts including the Minister of Agriculture and the paper is wanting to cement their relationships with all the other parties started generously to dole out beef

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 brains it's by far the largest brain repository in the world a veritable stockroom of intelligence packing freezers and lining shelves for more than 25 years the brain Bank has been collecting and doling brains out to neuro scientists looking to unlock their secrets

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 brains it's by far the largest brain repository in the world a veritable stockroom of intelligence packing freezers and lining shelves for more than 25 years the brain Bank has been collecting and doling brains out to neuroscientists looking to unlock their secrets

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 The harsher and harsher penalties doled out to those crossing there. The criminal prosecutions for crossing illegally. The inhumane detention. And most terribly, separation of families. I'm here to tell you that not only is this treatment wrong, it's unnecessary.

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 So you have those two very common feelings, and they're doled out in such a way that you get caught in this loop. As has been publicly acknowledged by many of the founders of the system, everybody knew this is what was going on. But here's the

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 the success and the animosity that Thummim louise provoked was a total surprise I just knew that that it was very different in that you rarely get a chance to work with other women usually they dole out two per film and they hate

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 your dance anyhow and dole a to you nonetheless I believe this and I feel like we must teach it oleh to you nonetheless just for having the sheer human love and stubbornness to keep showing up thank you

Your elusive creative...

 got a snake it's actually a Brown banded chunk headed snake so cause it's got the lovely brown bands along its body and it's almost dole like head but just to

Brown-Banded Chunk-Headed...

 get into that dole line the crazy of these shapes get and here we see again some microorganisms forming and growing towards the light

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 the dole has been killed off for ages as vermin and is suffering from habitat loss and diseases brought by domestic

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