Example sentences of "[adv] half the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Computers believed their silences were ‘ no ’ answers — right half the time . |
| 2 | Then a big rock began to move as well , and suddenly half the hillside was moving . |
| 3 | Another shelf is packed with new travel guides , all half the original price . |
| 4 | For example , IFS estimate that if the Department of Social Security had used the European Commission methodology , which uses expenditure rather than income , then in 1985 an extra 3.4 million people would have been found below half the national average . |
| 5 | On one occasion I had some winter clothes brought in and it did take up literally half the visit , sorting all that out , and arguing about what I could and could n't have . |
| 6 | He stood up , stony-faced , and was turning to the door when James Menzies held up his hand and said , ‘ Wait — wait — that is only half the business . ’ |
| 7 | If he bought compressed pellet hops he would have to use only half the amount compared to whole hops . |
| 8 | I draw attention to their provenance because commentators have focused on the family-magazine question , on the attempt , that is , to get the chapter past Katkov in some shape or form , and I think this is only half the story . |
| 9 | Deloitte has an impressive list of audit clients although its management consultancy practice is only half the size of Coopers . |
| 10 | Today the dominant question is whether a country that can draw on the manpower and technology of two advanced industrial countries could become too powerful to be accommodated inside the European Community where the leading nations , Britain , France and Italy , would have populations only half the size of a new Germany . |
| 11 | At the big Mevasseret absorption centre near Jerusalem , where there are 77 Russian families in different stages of acclimatization , only half the breadwinners are working . |
| 12 | But starting the Reformation was only half the battle : turning its principles into practicable policies and maintaining momentum in the face of opposition from determined vested interests was much more difficult . |
| 13 | The tucuxi is , however only half the length of the boto , and is thus less able to break out of gill-nets when captured . |
| 14 | According to one insider , local associations have still paid only half the £3m quota they were asked for in 1990 — leaving Lord Beaverbrook and friends increasingly reliant on donations from rich individuals . |
| 15 | This is only half the truth . |
| 16 | Nigel was left with just one woman in his life to torment , which was only half the fun . |
| 17 | It is to remind ourselves of the radical demands of God , and to realize that to call the Christian gospel ‘ good news ’ is to concentrate on only half the story . |
| 18 | Because they were only half the size of a mature Thoroughbred , they were not tall enough to see over their stable doors or internal walls so that when someone opened the stable doors , the weanlings would attempt to climb the walls in sheer terror ! |
| 19 | But , first , you can see the whole stage — and even today houses are being built with seats that have a view of only half the stage ! — and second , it is acoustically marvellous for the audience and the conductor ; for opera and for concerts , especially choral concerts . |
| 20 | Thus the cortex on one side contains a map of only half the visual field , but it contains two versions of that map , one from each eye , superimposed on one another . |
| 21 | The Foundation would need only half the total area . |
| 22 | Now , only half the company 's revenue comes from mainframes : the new strategy means selling smaller machines , based on industry standard ‘ open ’ operating software . |
| 23 | In Orkney , where distance was a problem , only half the wives could have tackled an emergency on their own . |
| 24 | Indeed , a number of studies have shown that the rate of relapse following CBT is only half the rate for clients taking anti-depressants . |
| 25 | The trade magazine Electrical Review even did a calculation which showed that if only half the official objectors spoke for just fifteen minutes the hearings would continue well into 1990 . |
| 26 | Individual householders , faced with the prospects of a water rate , showed as little enthusiasm for the benefits of water ( and with it sewage disposal ) in the home , so that when the Empire ended only half the city 's houses had running water . |
| 27 | For one thing , at twenty square miles Tambopata provides only half the territory required by an adult jaguar ; for another , wildlife is wisely shy . |
| 28 | In fact , as early as October 1 , when your ruler Neptune is challenged by Jupiter in Cancer , you will realise that money is really only half the battle or problem you 're facing this month — because someone appears to be breaking all the rules , if not breaking your heart . |
| 29 | Charman chipped in half as much as the rest because he was not sure whether he wanted to stay with them — and actually played only half the record . |
| 30 | An imposing entrance for this was built at the end of Kirby Road , and the inspection pits were only half the length of the depot to facilitate displays . |