Sentence examples for approaching a half from inspiring English sources

Having spent a decade as U.S. Attorney before his election to the D.A.'s office, Morgenthau is approaching a half century as a top prosecutor in New York.

By the late 20th century, Southeast Asia's population (including Indonesia and the Philippines) was approaching a half billion, or about one-twelfth of the world's total.

"I've never been in favor of advocating tax cuts when we have a deficit that's now approaching a half a trillion dollars a year," Mr. Carter said.

Don't look now, I think the Apple platform might be approaching a half dozen games!

At least moderate renal impairment was present in a quarter of patients with AF at baseline, a third by study completion, and approaching a half at least once during follow-up.

Can Israel otherwise survive in a sea of Arab hostility quickly approaching a half billion people?

We are approaching a half-century of fighting this losing battle.

"Part of it I think is that none of our seamers have anything approaching a half-decent yorker.

Although individual companies have complained about their operations being disrupted by material shortages or cost increases, growth remains strong and unemployment is approaching a half-century low.

For a light lunch, try the grilled octopus salad, in which something approaching a half-pound of tender, slightly charred octopus combines, and well, with arugula, sliced red onion, scallion, dill, parsley, tomatoes and a lemon vinaigrette.

For Young, too, there seems to be a ritualistic aspect of his periodic return to the solo acoustic format of his live shows, alternating with high-decibel sessions with Crazy Horse or the various other settings he's explored over what's fast approaching a half-century career.