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The phrase "almost half as much" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when comparing quantities, indicating that one amount is nearly 50% of another amount.
Example: "The new model costs almost half as much as the previous version, making it more accessible to consumers."
Alternatives: "nearly half the amount" or "about 50% less".
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In contrast, formulations with HAp released almost half as much protein, regardless of EtOH or CO2 exposure.
The typical family pays a lot of state and local taxes, too — almost half as much as in federal taxes.
Last year, the treatment cost almost half as much, but I switched insurance companies and the price soared.
That is almost half as much as last year's figure and makes it clear more takeovers are in the pipeline.
Since the end of last season, the club has made 15 signings, spending almost half as much on flesh and blood as on the €100 million stadium.
It produced almost half as much gold again as Australia, the next largest supplier, and has raised its output by 100 tonnes in the past four years.
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Tea has about half as much caffeine as coffee.
"Now it's about half as much".
Lenses can be about half as much.
And Corison costs about half as much.
When burned in power plants, natural gas, which is made up almost entirely of methane, releases half as much greenhouse gas as coal.
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