Sentence examples for devote a half from inspiring English sources

In nearly half the households in rural Africa, statistics indicate, women and girls devote a half hour or more a day to fetching a bucket of water.

I devote a half hour or so to silence early every morning for uninterrupted thought, focus and study.

Indeed, the paper is beefing up its China coverage, with more China-related news, entertainment and sports, as well as plans to devote a half-page of news solely to Fujian Province.

And while pit crews would not rely on these apps to prep for the next Nascar race, the data is reliable enough for hobbyists, at least if you are willing to devote a half-hour or so to configuring the software.

The Guardian saw fit to devote a page and half to my own essay on the topic, and it recently gave considerable space to a piece by Ashley Seager.

The State Legislature voted several months ago to devote a little over half the fund — $112 million — to retrofitting homes, collecting energy data and other "green jobs" programs.

To aid in that work, he said, the next chairman of the foundation would be expected to devote a third to a half of his or her time to the job, something that has not been required of other members of the foundation board.

Would you give up your business, put your personal life on hold and devote a year and a half of your life to a friend?

He devoted a full half-sentence to me.

He said he was excited about the concept because he is the type of man the Blitz is aimed at: someone who can't devote an hour-and-a-half to a workout at least three times a week, and someone who may not feel comfortable following a 300-pound bodybuilder onto a machine.

I was astonished that The Times would devote an entire page and a half to a dog grooming competition in "Where Creativity Wags Its Tail" (April 19) without any critical assessment.