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  • 11more\ often\ than\ not — adv. phr. More than half the time; fifty one or more times out of a hundred; not quite usually, but fairly regularly. Nancy comes over on Saturday more often than not. Ben is a fairly good runner. He wins more often than not …

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  • 12half — [[t]hɑ͟ːvz, AM hæ̱vz[/t]] ♦ halves 1) FRACTION Half of an amount or object is one of two equal parts that together make up the whole number, amount, or object. They need an extra two and a half thousand pounds to complete the project... More than …

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  • 13more often than not — adverb usually; more than half the time; more likely to happen than not to happen. More often than not, tomato seeds will sprout even if they are a couple of years old …

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  • 14half-seas over —    drunk    All the other states of drunkenness preceded by half indicate a condition of intoxication no less than the whole. In this case there is no seas over to be halved. It is used either of total drunkenness:     I m half seas o er to death …

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  • 15Half-Life 2 — Cover art showing the series protagonist, Gordon Freeman Developer(s) Valve Corporation …

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  • 16Half-Life: Decay — The logo for Decay Developer(s) Gearbox Software Valve Corporation …

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  • 17Half-staff — or half mast describes a flag flying approximately halfway up a flagpole or ship s mast (though anywhere from one third to two thirds of the way up is acceptable, but see below). This is done in many countries as a symbol of respect, mourning, or …

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  • 18More FM — Broadcast area 22 markets in New Zealand Slogan Live it, Love it, Sing it First air date 1991, in Wellington Format Adult contemporary music, Pop music Owner …

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  • 19Half Price Books — Half Price Books, Records, Magazines, Incorporated is the largest family owned chain of new and used bookstores in the United States. The company’s original motto, we buy and sell anything printed or recorded except yesterday s newspaper remains… …

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  • 20half again as much/many etc. as — half again as much/many (etc.) as (US) (or Brit half as much/many (etc.) again as) used to say that the size or amount of one thing is 50 percent more than another If 100 people were expected and 150 came, half again as many people came as were… …

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