Sentence examples for by a half from inspiring English sources

The phrase "by a half" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It means to decrease or reduce something by half or 50%. Example: The company's profits increased by a half compared to last year's earnings.

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Tables are separated from the bar by a half wall.

The rate was cut by a half a percentage point.

The Bank of Canada reduced its benchmark rate by a half point yesterday.

In this case, two of its notes are changed by a half step.

Brazil's central bank cut its key interest rate by a half point, to 14.25%.

Worth $12.4 billion in 2002, two-way trade probably grew last year by a half.

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Supplemented by a half-dozen lovely sakes.

Both teams trail Purdue by a half-game.

And then he did 10k, followed by a half-marathon.

It trails first-place Iowa by a half-game.

Add enough water to cover by a half-inch.

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