Sentence examples for had almost half from inspiring English sources

Those who biked had almost half the rate of heart disease, cancer, or premature death.

In 1999 Unilever had almost half of the Argentine market for deodorants; by 2006 its share had increased to more than 70%.

Skip Rhona Martin had almost half an hour to dream of a great escape having saved her most emphatic win of the competition for the final day, easing past her inexperienced opponents with four ends to spare.

But representatives from most of the populous states that were allotted the later dates contended that even though they had almost half the delegates, the real choice would still be made before their residents got to vote.

A Spanish study in 1957 of 120 people over 65 found those eating a normal (or slightly more calories than normal) diet on one day, alternating with 900 the next, had almost half the number of days in hospital than those on the regular diet.

The study found that the men conceived through ICSI, who were aged between 18 to 22, had almost half the sperm concentration and half as many motile sperm (sperm that can swim well) than naturally-conceived men of a similar age.

The world now has almost half a million central bankers.

The top five banks have almost half of all assets.

It has almost half the market in Europe and is second worldwide only to Citizen Watch.

It has almost half as many Internet users per capita as the United States.

And what separates Vinatieri is that he has almost half again as many attempts as any other kicker.