Assertion: allotment | /r/HasProperty | common procedure
Facets:
value: by the time
type: TEMPORAL
value: for making choices
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Allotment was a common procedure for making choices in all ancient societies, democratic or not, and in Greek society of the archaic and classic periods, it often had a religious importance.  
text: By the time that Ojibwe and Dakota people began ceding land to the U.S., allotment was a common element of treaties.