Sentence examples for popular half from inspiring English sources

Indeed, it's an idea that's still popular half a century on, with Metro Bank recently opening drive-through branches in Slough and Solihull in the UK.

Attempts to discover an innate characteristic that marks people out as potential leaders, popular half a century ago, fell out of fashion in the 1960s, when leadership came to be viewed more as a pattern of behaviour that can be learned.

This was influenced by a popular half time show at football games, where the mascot, a dog nicknamed "Hoya," would entertain fans.

With firefighting continuing on the blaze near Little Yosemite Valley, park officials say they'll reopen the popular Half Dome hiking cables Saturday.

The mod community's greatest success story is Counter-Strike, an online multiplayer shooter developed by amateur programmers Minh Le and Jess Cliffe and derived from the Valve Corporation's hugely popular Half-Life.

In the 60's, many popular half-hour comedies -- especially those with absurd concepts like "Bewitched" and "Mr. Ed" -- were filmed without an audience and had recorded laughs added later.

Although ABC averaged more total viewers, CBS, the runner-up, edged ahead among adults 18 to 49, thanks to its popular half-hour sitcoms, including "Two and a Half Men" at 9 p.m. (14.4 million), which led the night among the 18-to-49 18-to-49 18-to-49

Downstairs at U Maleho Glena (At Little Glenn's) is a small cellar with tables and an unusually good selection of local groups, including the excellent Robert Balzar Trio; Jan Knop, a pianist who calls himself Najponk; and Yvonne Sanchez, a popular half-Cuban, half-Polish chanteuse.

Six months later the popular half-back suffered a minor stroke and required surgery to repair a hole in his heart.

Barnes has written and produced more than two hundred episodes of popular half-hour comedies, including The Boondocks, My Wife and Kids and Everybody Hates Chris.

Studying overseas has become more popular, with half of those considering a university course in another country wishing to study at undergraduate level, a new survey by the British Council shows.