half-century

• “Jones wrote "Soul Bossa Nova" in 1962 - proof that a half-century later, the veteran music man has still got the groove.”

  Voice of America: Quincy Jones Has Still Got the Groove

• “And LeBeau has been involved with the NFL for about a half-century and is in the Hall of Fame.”

  The Huffington Post: Defensive Player Of The Year

• “Things haven't changed much in the last half-century or so.”

  The Huffington Post: Nelson Montana: The Winner, But Never Champion

• “I don't know what public schools Paul has been around, but the ones I have been around for the past half-century as a student, newspaper reporter, and teacher have generally been reflective of the community.”

  The Huffington Post: Randy Turner: Michelle Bachmann, Ron Paul and Those Evil Public Schoolteachers

• “Over this half-century, Lumet's work flows in two main channels that at times converge: adaptations of plays and novels, and films expressing his fascination with the vagaries of the law and the working of the criminal justice system.”

  The Guardian: Sidney Lumet, giant of American cinema, dies at 86

• “Indeed, liberation from the fear of motherhood due to easy contraception and unlimited abortion is considered perhaps the greatest item of social progress in the last half-century.”

  ProWomanProLife » The opposition to motherhood itself

• “I should easily get past the half-century before I lay her aside on Monday.”

  Archive 2009-05-01

• “Ed Joyce's half-century was a highlight for Sussex at Taunton.”

  The Guardian: Sussex 245, Somerset 36-1 | County Championship day one match report

• “Joyce had earlier fashioned a skilful half-century only to fall in the final over before lunch.”

  The Guardian: Sussex 245, Somerset 36-1 | County Championship day one match report

• “Left, Bresnan raised his bat after reaching his half-century on Monday.”

  The Wall Street Journal: India-England Test Series

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