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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a half served" is not correct in standard written English.
It may be intended to describe something that is partially served, but it lacks clarity and proper grammatical structure.
Example: "The meal was a half served dish, leaving the guests wanting more."
Alternatives: "partially served" or "half-prepared".
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If you're already aware that a restaurant does large servings, consider asking for a half serve or order the same single dish between two and ask for an extra plate.
A half serving is $15, a full is $22.
Take a half serving for your "seconds".
As with most lofts at the time, half served as a studio and the rest was residential.
Briefly, one half of the mixture was exposed to electric pulses and the other half served as a control for BLM treatment alone.
Both porcine and human eyeballs were bisected and one-half was treated with riboflavin/UVA CXL, while the other half served as a control.
One half of the mixture was exposed to eight electric pulses (1000 V cm−1, pulse duration 100 μs, frequency 1 Hz) and the other half served as a control for cisplatin treatment alone.
This equates to an additional half serving of fruit and third serving of dairy.
If sneaking a half-serving of vegetables into a tequila drink sounds like an unholy union of Kingsley Amis and Jessica Seinfeld, so be it.
In the NHS, we defined a low-risk group according to five variables: 1) BMI <25; 2) a diet high in cereal fiber and polyunsaturated fat and low in trans fat and GL; 3) moderate-to-vigorous physical activity for at least half an hour/day; 4) no current smoking; and 5) an average intake of at least a half-serving of an alcoholic beverage/day.
Try a small piece of fruit, a piece of toast, or a half-serving of pasta or rice.
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