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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a half did" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It is unclear when you would use it, as it lacks context and grammatical structure.
Example: "A half did not suffice for the task at hand."
Alternatives: "partially completed" or "halfway done".
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The following decade and a half did even more to enhance Haydn's fame.
For an hour and a half did this ministering angel pursue his labor of mercy, nor ceased to go and return until he had relieved all of the wounded on that part of the field.
Risperdal, a cheaper Johnson & Johnson drug that goes generic in a year and a half, did even better.
Among the 141 discussant mothers, about a half did not have any formal education and 59.7%, (n = 84) were below the poverty line.
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Only after an hour and a half do any props appear.
The agent added: "I spent a year and a half doing this.
Been there (for a month and a half), done that (for just as long).
The response I was writing to the artwork of a friend lay there in a half done draft of blue letters but more blue deletions.
In his previous job at a New York firm, he said, "I spent a year and a half doing concept designs that never got built".
"I started there when I was about 17 and a half, doing a bit of selling and working in their fleet department.
An hour and a half does seem a rather long time to wait for a cheesecake, since we're all going to die someday.
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