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The phrase "a fourth and a half of" is not standard in written English and may cause confusion.
It can be used when trying to express a quantity that combines fractions, but it is clearer to separate the fractions or use a different structure.
Example: "I need a fourth and a half of the total amount to complete the project."
Alternatives: "one and a half quarters" or "1.5 of the total".
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In summary, many scientists believe that habitat destruction will put somewhere between a fourth and a half of all species on an inexorable path to extinction and will do so within the next few decades.
After optimization, the incubation time required for performing FISH can be as short as 15 min for a cell line sample and 35 min for a human tissue slide, corresponding respectively to a fourth and a half of the duration of the corresponding step in the classical IQ-FISH protocol.
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Data comparing the first (2001 to 2050) and second (2051 to 2099) half of the century will sometimes give a ratio of 1st/2nd half.
500 is a half of a second.
Subject spans the second half of Spring and first half of Fall terms.
One-third of females and almost half of males died.
Today third generation owns half of company.
Over half of the cases occurred in 1998 and the first half of 1999.
First, only half of the precursor RNA self-cleaved.
Every second day, half of the artificial medium was exchanged.
And maybe the first half of Thursday.
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