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half of the melons were eaten.

The latter half of the week was fine.

half of the Japanese people lead stressful lives.

The railroad fare for children is half of the adult fare.

We are living in the latter half of the twentieth century.

The seasons are reversed in the southern half of the Earth.

I wish he had gotten a hit in the bottom half of the seventh inning.

half of the 88 constellations known to astronomers were named in ancient times.

John Lennon and Paul McCartney each contributed about half of the verses in the song.

Oil prices are expected to average $47 US per barrel for the last half of the year.

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Opera spread from Italy to the rest of Europe in the second half of the seventeenth century.

The soldiers finally surrendered after more than half of the men had been killed or wounded.

I didn’t really like the book at first, but in the latter half of the story I really got into it.

Opera spread from Italy to the rest of Europe in the second half of the seventeenth century.

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The Beatles stopped performing live, and stuck to the recording studio in the latter half of the 1960s.

Almost half of the people of Iran live in nearly 50,000 small villages scattered throughout the country.

The first half of the 20th century saw the United Kingdom’s strength seriously depleted in two World Wars.

The company president’s welcome was so long that we were squeezed for time in the second half of the ceremony.

Hockey goalies in the first half of the century had to stop shots without the benefit of a mask to protect their face.

Even though only 7 percent of the world has a temperate climate, nearly half of the world’s people live in these areas.

George Eliot once suggested that half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important.

The oldest stained-glass window in the world is in the Cathedral of Augsburg, Germany, and dates from the second half of the eleventh century.

A recent study suggested that more than half of the women surveyed had experienced some kind of sexual harassment at their place of employment.

Gore Vidal once said that half of the American people have never read a newspaper, and that half never voted for President.

One hopes it is the same half.

About half of the world’s turtle species face possible extinction, due in large part to a growing demand for turtles as food, and as a source of traditional medicines.

A tax of 12.

5 percent on salt in New York State, plus tolls charged for salt shipments, paid for nearly half of the $7 million construction cost of the Erie Canal.

503351 Nearly half of the night shift workers tested almost crashed.

The Eagles went three up three down in the bottom half of the inning.

half of the respondents also monitored emails during their vacations.

half of the water collected from the rooftops goes to the homeowners.

“There will be a lot of good things in the second half of the season.

43053 An 80-yard drive that eats up almost half of the fourth quarter.

Davis paid Gross almost half of the $3,350 quote up front and in cash.

Our deficit for the first half of the year will be 5% below our target.

half of the women were at least 36 years old at the start of the study.

The latter half of the film is all about whether she signs the contract.

President Barack Obama is still depicted on the other half of the mural.

The name roughly corresponds to the coastal eastern half of the country.

Now he’s remaking the working half of the room: “It all evolves,” he says.

However, on the second half of the definition, Trump is clearly not there.

One half of the bar is your standard, sports-watching, pool-shooting dive.

Seven airports in four states accounted for more than half of the breaches.

That change alone wipes out almost half of the UCCB increase for taxpayers.

Sales were even worse in 2015, declining 16% for the first half of the year.

half of the top 10 seeds in the women’s draw are already out of the U.S. Open.

Indeed, the first half of the year is shaping up to be surprisingly lackluster.

But Spirit Lake scored two in the bottom half of the fourth to regain the lead.

9742 About half of the water used by the state last year came from underground.

343291 I’m just anxious to see what we can do the second half of the season.”””

Members of Sunni Shaitat tribe account for around half of the civilians killed.