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The phrase "a half points" is not correct in written English.
The correct expression would be "half a point" or "half points" depending on the context.
Example: "The exam was graded on a scale of 100, and I received half a point for my extra credit question."
Alternatives: "half a mark" or "0.5 points".
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Christie beat Corzine by three and a half points.
Afghanistan's fertility rate is now 5.1 one and a half points below the UN estimate.
The pair won two and a half points out of three over the first two days.
The thieves disappeared as Toyota stock rose eight and a half points in heavy afternoon trading.
On Tuesday, Clinton won it by just three and a half points.
(The U.S.A. needed just fourteen and a half points for victory).
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And it was actually down by three-and-a-half points—on its tally in 2000.
It estimates that the gap will wind up being in the neighborhood of two-and-a-half points instead.
According to YouGov it has fallen from an average of seven points in November to two-and-a-half points in May so far.
With morale raised and the crowd buoyant, they built on their momentum in traditionally their weakest discipline, the fourballs, by adding another two-and-a-half points.
Rickie Fowler took one-and-a-half points from a possible five.
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