Sentence examples for half of authorities from inspiring English sources

A recent survey by the Local Government Chronicle suggested that over half of authorities, many of them Tory-controlled, would ignore Pickles and increase bills next year.

The 2010 study found that over half of authorities (51%) were not taking any action to boost the number of BME leaders.

Auditors are "increasingly concerned" about councils' ability to make more savings, the report said, with over half of authorities responsible for education and social care not well placed to provide the services they hope to over the next three to five years.

From what I saw later, I gathered that he was bent on squeezing a maximum of exercise of control out of his day and a half of authority.

More than half of local authorities fearing that things will worsen over the next two years.

Half of local authorities have reportedly shed jobs and 80% have put a freeze on recruitment, the association said.

Half of local authorities have sold parks and green spaces or transferred ownership or management to community groups or trusts.

Half of local authorities have no formal plans, since they have relied on the cosh of Labour's strategy targets, which Pickles is continuing to enforce.

Research by the Money Advice Trust found that in the past two years, half of local authorities have increased their use of bailiffs to reclaim debt.

The only area where more than half of local authorities reported sufficient care was the north-east, where 57% responded positively.

Almost half of local authorities (46%) are considering selling parks and green spaces or transferring their management to others, which could lead to the loss of part or all of some parks, the report from the Heritage Lottery Fund said.