The phrase "a half of bad" is not correct in standard written English.
It may be intended to express a partial negative quality, but it lacks clarity and proper structure.
Example: "The movie was a half of bad, but there were some good moments."
Alternatives: "partially bad" or "somewhat bad".
While Dan Wetzel of Yahoo.com urges Notre Dame to end its decade and a half of bad hires, Ray Ratto writes on CBSSports.com that it's time for Notre Dame to wake up and realize it isn't all that special anymore.
It's hard to imagine a time when diamond engagement rings were not the norm; today, even after a decade and a half of bad press about blood diamonds and working conditions in the mines, among other concerns, 75 percent of brides in the United States wear one, according to Kenneth Gassman, president of the Jewelry Industry Research Institute.
"It's devastating, you wouldn't think your city or your governor would do people like that… they expose your kids to a year and a half of [bad] water," McBride said.
Yesterday morning, Valentine had declared that the Mets' five straight victories were not so much a streak as they were a payback for a first half of bad breaks.
We ride over to the border on two-and-a-half hours of bad roads.
Peter Jackson made half of a good movie and half of bad one.
Driggs washes up in the Bahamas, where half of "Bad Monkey" is set.
Carper and his bandmates may in fact be incorrigible do-nothings, but they've got something to show for it: an ever-growing catalog of readymade garage-punk classics that draw omnivorously on a half century of bad-ass pop, from Phil Spector to Nirvana to the late, great Jay Reatard.
She also mentioned food industry interests, the potential for "massive class-action lawsuits," and the shame of copping to nearly a half-century of bad diet advice as deterrents for USDA and other health authorities when it comes to admitting they were wrong.
In their eyes, Hendry bore the responsibility for two-and-a-half seasons of truly bad baseball on the North Side, more so than any of his underachieving players or his earnest but overmatched manager.
The first five-and-a-half seasons of "Breaking Bad" are available on Netflix.
