Sentence examples for picked half of from inspiring English sources

Upon emergence, we collected only the females, randomly picked half of them, and presented these with an excess of males to ensure mating, while the other half remained unmated.

The airlines would pick half of the slots to be auctioned and the government would choose the other half.

The airlines would pick half of the slots to be auctioned and the government would choose the remainder.

Siena is in the heartland of "red" Italy: its town hall, its province and the region of Tuscany around it are all run by the PD, and it is they who put forward most members of MPS's charitable foundation – which in turn picks half of the board of the bank itself.

Father Andurius, deeply saddened by the war, had carefully picked half a dozen of the saddest hymns echoing the suffering of the Iraqi people through the 'suffering and the patience' of Christ.

She walked over to the table and picked half a strawberry out of his cereal bowl.

"You could pick half a dozen of his goals out for goal of the season.

For $25 a family, the Wickhams' fall harvest package included a mile-long hayride down to the Peconic Bay, a trip through a seven-acre maze and a chance to pick half a bushel of apples.

It wasn't entirely easy, but by picking half a squad of fresh faces, and taking those international greenhorns to blustery Yorkshire rather than leafy Surrey, half the battle had been won.

Columbia Pictures picked up half of his contract, and Holden alternated between the two studios, appearing in several forgettable films before serving in the Army Air Force during World War II.

"Mr Turnbull's only picked up half of the lesson from the Labor party; you can only abolish taxes or reduce taxes when you've got a source of income to replace them".