Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] during the first half " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another development during the first half of the 1980s hastened the decline in ordinary charter-train operation : the wholesale withdrawal of ageing steamheated 90mph Mk 1 coaching stock from which such trains were usually formed . |
| 2 | Sales were hit by the drop in retail spending during the first half of 1989 . |
| 3 | The economy made good progress during the first half of 1990 , with GNP growth of 1.5 per cent , a reduction in the budget deficit , a noticeable improvement in the trade balance and a fall in inflation to 8 per cent from around 25 per cent in 1989 . |
| 4 | Forces loyal to Aoun engaged in another major confrontation during the first half of 1990 when they fought for control of Christian East Beirut against Samir Geaga 's Lebanese Forces ( LF ) militia . |
| 5 | Net production averaged 422 mmcfd of gas and 15,900 boepd during the first half of 1992 . |
| 6 | The pre-eminent themes of political sociology in its formative period during the first half of the nineteenth century were the social consequences of the emergence of democracy as a form of government and the political significance of the development of social classes on the basis of industrial capitalism . |
| 7 | This growing feeling during the first half of 1937 that the forces of fascism were very much on the offensive and that the initiative was gradually slipping away from the Republican cause was abruptly and symbolically confirmed in July 1937 . |
| 8 | Whether Hewlett-Packard will actually licence System V.4 or a subsequent implementation from Unix Labs remains to be seen , but its intent is to step up from the current Unix V.3.2 , System V Interface Definition 2-derived HP-UX version 9.03 operating system — which includes multithreading support from AT&T Unix — to a COSE-compliant , Unix Labs Unix-based system during the first half of next year is clear . |
| 9 | Whether HP will actually licence SVR4 or a subsequent implementation from USL remains to be seen , but its intent is to step up from the current Unix V.3.2 , SVID 2-derived HP-UX version 9.03 operating system — which includes multithreading support from AT&T Unix — to a COSE-compliant , USL Unix-based system during the first half of next year is clear . |
| 10 | One of the most dramatic developments in the southern sector during the first half of the war was Iran 's capture in February 1984 of the Majnun oilfield and its recapture , if only partial , in June 1985 . |
| 11 | Production , established in nine countries ( UK , Indonesia , Gabon , Colombia , Canada , USA , Australia , Italy and Syria ) , was at 184,200 boepd during the first half of 1992 , compared with an average rate of 85,200 boepd for 1991 . |
| 12 | Notts County and Manchester City failed to make a vital breakthrough during the first half of their tie , it was not until the ninetieth minute that Notts County of the second beat Manchester City with a goal from Lund . |
| 13 | As anticipated , London W1-based software systems and consultancy Logica Plc avoided heavy losses but failed to ‘ bounce back ’ in a big way during the first half mainly because of its patchy performance . |