Killing her would be more to the point, yet such killings had to be carefully rationed.

With consumer goods carefully rationed, they saved their money.

The lunar module had its own oxygen and electric power - not much, but possibly just enough, if carefully rationed.

Carefully rationed, that should keep them on a string for some time to come.

The hall was deserted, too big to keep warm with our carefully rationed stocks of dry wood.

Their food is carefully rationed to promote optimal growth.

The story is set in a future, overcrowded Earth, where food is carefully rationed.

The extended family had enough food for five days, maybe six if each portion was carefully rationed.

In the underground city where she had been born, water was carefully rationed by the Caretaker.