Sentence examples for members halved from inspiring English sources
Changes to the make-up of the Lords would have seen 80% of peers elected and the total number of members halved to 450.
Sir Jim Wallace, the leader of the Lib Dems in the Lords, argued that reform of the House of Lords – which would have seen 80% of peers elected and the total number of members halved to 450 – was in the coalition agreement, but was blocked by both the Conservative and Labour parties.
The Coalition government wants the number of members to be almost halved, from 826 to 450.
A study conducted in 2008 on chronic illness in a Palestinian refugee community found that having a family member with full-time employment halved household chances of reporting chronic illness.
Since the 1933 elections, farm workers' wages had been halved, and the military purged of republican members and reformed; those loyal to Robles had been promoted.
Farm workers' wages were halved, and the military was purged of republican members and reformed.
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Infant mortality has almost halved.
