Sentence examples for present half from inspiring English sources

About 200 people were present, half bidders and half members of the press.

Seattle Shakespeare Company has already announced plans to present half its 2011-12 season in Intiman's theater.

The new rules would require all foreign students in the schools -- about 35,000 at present, half of them Arabs -- to get their governments' permission to attend.

Half of them are set in the present, half in the 19th century, and all of them in the grimmer parts of the American Midwest.

At present, half of the 60-member legislature is chosen by mostly small constituencies of business and professional interests whose representatives are elected unopposed.

Most dramatically, one draws his sword - not to kill the beggar who sprawls naked at his feet but to cut his own cloak in two and present half to this man he calls brother.

The company, which is due to present half-year results in November, said it will make a further announcement as soon as possible.

Even in its present half-furnished state, Eltham Palace is a welcome addition to the scores of English stately homes to visit.

The London Stock Exchange, with 2,800 companies listed, has lobbied against mandatory quarterly reports, saying that its present half-year system and a general requirement that sensitive information be promptly disclosed is sufficient to protect investors.

When two-thirds--instead of the present half--refuse to acknowledge the presidential candidates, the election will lack all legitimacy.

We justify our actions, we present half-apologies, we blame the one we've hurt, or we expect something in return.