The phrase "a sharp first half" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe the initial part of an event, performance, or period that is particularly impressive or effective.
Example: "The team delivered a sharp first half, dominating possession and scoring two quick goals."
Alternatives: "an impressive first half" or "a strong first half".
So a sharp first-half save from a Per Mertesacker header, then a follow-up shot from Max Kruse, provided a much needed fillip.
Nick Fitzgerald put City in front with a sharp first-half strike and, although Floreat briefly drew level midway through the second half, Anthony Caceres restored the lead almost immediately for a worthy winner.
A sharper second-half performance saw France cruise to a 2-0 victoverover Ukraine and assume top spot in Euro 2012 Group D in a rain-delayed encounter in Donetsk.
It wasn't really a Scottish Cup weekend when goalkeepers grabbed the headlines but Allan McGregor produced a really sharp second-half save at Pittodrie to deny Aberdeen's Andy Considine.
However, closer inspection of gBi O r) of the 10 individual incommensurate models studied shows two different shapes of distribution; half of the models showed a sharp first peak, and the other half showed a smoother distribution that was fitted to two Gaussian peaks.
Mining shares are leading the market lower, with Glencore under pressure after a sharp drop in first half profits.
If July sales were the norm, the industry would be selling cars at a rate of 11.24 million vehicles a year, a sharp increase over the first half's depressed sales rate below 10 million units, but well off 2007′s 16.1 million vehicles sold.
Fernando Torres was Chelsea's sharpest player during a quiet first half as Stoke were limited to set-piece scraps.
This was a very sharp episode, the first half consistently funny, with banter and insults zinging from one side of the court to the other like volleys from Andy Murray, whose name was taken in vain throughout.
Although the economy has shown signs of recovering from a sharp slowdown in the first half of this year, it remains dependent on export growth.
