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Discover LudwigThe phrase "barely half" is correct and can be used in written English.
It means "just over half," and is often used to indicate that something is slightly more than half of a larger amount or group. Example: "Barely half of the participants completed the survey before the deadline." This sentence suggests that slightly more than half of the participants completed the survey before the deadline, but not all of them.
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This promise proves barely half true.
Barely half of all students finish high school.
Sales in 2009 could be barely half of that.
Barely half of Florida's high-school seniors were graduating.
At 6.5m, TUC membership is barely half what it was.
This time around, the park was barely half full.
Why does barely half of the eligible electorate bother to vote?
Tax evasion is rife: barely half of potential value-added tax is collected.
It had been selling barely half of its weekly print run of around 60,000.
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But the job remains barely half-done.
Barely half-way through his second term, Mr Yudhoyono already looks like a lame duck.
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