Example sentences of "over a half " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just over a half of the part-time farmers said that they used or would use off-farm income for the farm . |
| 2 | At the time when the Home Support Project first collected information about them , the majority got some informal care at least four days a week , ( three-quarters in the Ipswich control group and the Newham action group , two-thirds in the Ipswich action group and just over a half in the Newham control group ) . |
| 3 | Most importantly the Chardonnay in the grand cru sector has risen from nearly a third to over a half of the vines cultivated , while in the premiers crus it has dropped from just under a half to less than 40% . |
| 4 | Spanish-speakers have grown from a third of Dade County 's people to just over a half . |
| 5 | But , with a research department reduced by over a half and with the strategic use of a cash cow , the nylon business produced innovation after innovation . |
| 6 | Over this period , Italy expanded its output of machinery by two-thirds , Germany by over a half and the French by a tenth . |
| 7 | Whilst just over one fifth ( 21 per cent ) of the total labour force have part-time jobs , over a half ( 54 per cent ) of the temporary labour force are part-timers . |
| 8 | Whilst only just over a fifth of all workers work on a part-time basis , well over a half of temporary workers do so . |
| 9 | The third year saw a major initiative in this area , involving 545 teacher-days , while in the fourth year there was something of a reversal as the amount of time was cut back by well over a half . |
| 10 | Underwriting losses in Q2 down just over a half from $85.6m to $39.6m produced deficit $73.6m lower at $104.8m . |
| 11 | Deficit up just over a half from $89.6m to $136.6m following losses on Hurricane Andrew' of US[55m — equivalent to 4 points on the Operating Ratio , which was up from 112.42% to 116.23% at the three-quarter stage . |
| 12 | Manufacturing productivity rose by over a half between 1981 and 1991 . |
| 13 | Most of these businesses were on such a small scale that over a half of them built no more than six houses during these three years and nearly three-quarters built no more than twelve ; the bankruptcy rate was high . |