"half the trouble" is a common phrase that is correct and usable in written English.
It means that something is responsible for causing half of the difficulty or problems in a situation. It is typically used to acknowledge that something or someone is playing a significant role in creating or solving a problem. Example: "My car breaking down on the way to work was only half the trouble. The real issue was that I had an important presentation to give and now I was going to be late."
And the financial problem is only half the trouble; getting the money almost always forces some change in the balancing formulas.
I hope he doesn't get into half the trouble I got into".
If Michael Jackson or Amy Winehouse had northern parents, they wouldn't be in half the trouble they're in.
By comparison, even after Mr Blair, Britain's experiment with political appointees is a tentative affair.Which, of course, is half the trouble.
On low-scoring pitches where not one other England batsman got to within 20 runs of his average, Bell sometimes appeared to have twice the time to play his shots, and half the trouble timing them.
It helps to pull your blanket over your face to save half the trouble of keeping a straight relaxed face.
In their overlapping accounts, which share many painful details (Nic stole from both of his trusting, younger half siblings), the trouble escalates with sad inevitability.
The rise of Al Qaeda there is only half the reason the real trouble is a little-known Houthi rebel movement in the north of the country.
This time the referee Graham Scott ruled in his favour and Ricardo Vaz Tê, who had spent much of the first half troubling the linesman more than the Cheltenham defence, curled a magnificent free-kick past Scott Brown and into the top corner from 25 yards.
That is a conservative idea that liberals can support.In this section On a losing streak First out of the gate The trouble with half and half A blow to the model Fingers crossed Some like it Avery hot The reluctant warrior ReprintsMore broadly, though, is Texas getting an inevitable comeuppance?
So his plan, and his fate as governor, requires getting the tax extension onto the ballot.In this section On a losing streak First out of the gate The trouble with half and half A blow to the model Fingers crossed Some like it Avery hot The reluctant warrior ReprintsHe was hoping to do this in June, just before the start of the new fiscal year in July, when the temporary taxes are set to expire.
