"half surrender" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It can be used in a variety of contexts, but it typically conveys the idea of partially giving in or conceding to something. Example: Despite his strong objections, the politician made a half surrender to the opposition's demands in order to avoid a complete breakdown of negotiations. In this sentence, "half surrender" implies that the politician gave in to some of the opposition's demands, but not all of them. It suggests a compromise or partial concession.
Terry had already played an underwhelming part in Chelsea's second-half surrender, although it owed as much to the forward Diego Costa, who twice found himself alone in the Sunderland area, with his team leading 2-1, and twice struck the ball too close to the impressive home keeper Vito Mannone.
The Hokies (1-1) had just 40 total offensive yards on 26 plays in the first half, while surrendering 327 yards to L.S.U.
After leading by as many as 11 points in the first half, Seton Hall surrendered the lead for the first time since the opening basket when Preston Shumpert scored on an acrobatic layup with 12 minutes 10 seconds left in the game.
When I last left Dominguez, in early March, he was well on the way to becoming an insomniac, waking at 2 or 3 a.m., "still crying" over a 20-point second-half lead surrendered by the St. Francis Terriers to Monmouth College in the Northeast Conference tournament final.
Everyone is tired, sweating, half wanting to surrender.
On what ground, "Shoah" asked, should we not surrender half a day of our easeful life to the scrutiny of mass extinction?
Since the flight was full, Ms. Hult had no choice but to surrender half her seat and position her frame sideways to give herself breathing room.
Might it even be a better representation of Zeppelin's strengths than live shows in their heyday, when they might surrender half the set to lengthy solo instrumental excursions?
Those whose products are bulky and hard to smuggle (tobacco farmers, for instance) must surrender half of their hard-currency proceeds to the government, which repays them in crisp new Zimbabwe dollars, at the official rate.This is not nearly enough, however, to keep Zimbabwe supplied with petrol (the distribution of which is a state monopoly).
Froehlich writes that he was offered a 2009 contract on the grounds that he surrender half his 2008 bonus, which he rejected, according to the e-mail.
The siege was only lifted when MacDonald of Dunivaig agreed with MacLean of Duart to surrender half of his lands on Islay.
