'semi-' is a correct and usable word in written English.
It is most often used as a prefix to indicate something that is partially or incompletely related to something else. For example, a semi-automatic weapon is one that requires some user input to fire, as opposed to a fully automatic weapon, which fires continuously when the trigger is held.
Palace's players had arrived at the Amex for the second leg of the semi-final to find the tension in the tie had clearly already had an explosive effect.
Neil reckons that the tense, topsy-turvy nature of their semi-final could give them an edge over Middlesbrough, whose victory over Brentford was relatively straight-forward.
They found two semi-automatic pistols, a revolver, a shotgun and a rifle in the vehicle, along with a laptop, he said.
In her only French Open junior appearance in 2013, she reached the semi-finals, losing to now-top-40 player Belinda Bencic of Switzerland.
Brengle's run to the semi-finals on the indoor clay in Stuttgart was a shocker; her losses this spring to Serena Williams, Keys, Petkovic and Kerber rather less so.
This time last year they were challenging for promotion under Rösler (they eventually finished fifth) and were about to inflict FA Cup defeat on Manchester City for the second season in a row and give Arsenal a scare in the Wembley semi-final.
His tally of 486 runs in eight innings in the tournament, at an average of more than 60 and a strike rate of 87, is second only to Glamorgan's Jacques Rudolph, and has included half-centuries in the quarter and semi-final victories over Essex and Kent respectively, as well as two centuries during the group stage.
Guardian Cities will announce the list of 10 semi-finalists on 6 May.
When the Serb beat the Spaniard 7-5, 6-1, 6-1 in less than two and a half hours on a warm, still afternoon in front of an awe-struck audience on Court Philippe Chatrier, to advance to the semi-finals against Andy Murray on Friday, he not only tore up the record books, he left a considerable psychic bruise on the outgoing champion.
For a brief period it attempted to head off accusations of sexism by featuring a semi-naked "Page 7 fella".
The St Johnstone manager, Tommy Wright, wants his side to banish the semi-final ghosts of Tynecastle after reaching the last four of the Scottish Cup with a 3-1 victoveroveRaithth Rovers at Stark's Park.
