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Discover Ludwig"half measure" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it to describe an action or policy that is only partially effective in achieving its desired outcome. For example, "The government's response to the crisis was a half measure that failed to address the long-term implications of the problem."
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half measure
noun
Alternative form of half-measure
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Bankruptcy reform is even worse than a half measure.
But it was a half measure, and not helpful to the peace process.
The conservative political opposition has pilloried the bill as a pathetic half measure.
"It's a half measure to put a piece of paper in a court file," she said.
Of its 37 canvases, nearly half measure little more than 12 inches a side, and the rest rarely exceed two feet.
Don't be surprised if the result is another half measure, assuring the need for yet another restructuring, employing more investment banks.
Similar(43)
No half measures".
She is impatient with half measures.
Isabella Rossellini does nothing by half measures.
At best, the proposals are half measures.
There are no half measures.
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