How To Use Second half In A Sentence

A poor game was redeemed in the second half by a couple of superb goals from Anthony Edwards.
The second half of the match comfortably surpassed the first in entertainment value.
So the second half was a pantomime, all fun and frolics and not very serious at all. Times, Sunday Times
The only other scores of a hard-fought, if unspectacular affair, arrived in the opening 13 minutes of the second half.
Microsoft is aiming to have the initial releases of the new operating system available in the second half of 2001.

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I had a feeling when we walked out, it was going to be a damned good game in the second half.
The second half of the chapter introduces electron diffraction with a focus on transmission electrons.
The second half was keenly fought, but neither side managed to score.
The company said it will give a 180-day nonrenewal notice to about 8,000 Florida policyholders beginning in March, and expects to fully withdraw from the market by the second half of 2012. Citing Sinkhole Claims, Mercury General Quits Florida Market
That was why he was shown a yellow card in the second half. Times, Sunday Times
Most of the office space that appears on the market in the second half is also in the suburbs of Sofia.
The second half of the book is more exciting.
The second half of the twentieth century belonged to the young.
In good years, profits from the second half more than cover losses from the first half.
DRAMA of the second half was a great contrast to the first. The Sun
On the second play of the second half, Manning took advantage of a dazed Aaron Glenn and hit Wayne on a 57-yard bomb.
Juventus are murdering them in this second half and the home side are making it easy for them.
Still the visitors pressed, but a spirited start to the second half was soon stifled.
His performance yesterday - including fluffing a great chance early in the second half - displayed little to suggest that this will change.
He had to retire with a neck injury in the second half.
They simply ripped them limb from limb in the second half with a ferociously determined and hungry display which left Cork begging for mercy.
Twice in the first five minutes of the second half he launched thunderbolts towards James.
* An online group called the Ellipsiiis Brain Trust picked virtually every bootee and challenge winner during the second half of Survivor: The Australian Outback, leading many to believe the group had a source inside the show. Spoiler Sports | PopPolitics.com
And coming up in the second half of RELIABLE SOURCES, Bill Clinton blasts the press for perpetuating what he calls a fairy tale. CNN Transcript Jan 13, 2008
Midway through the second half a kick which might have won the game was cruelly whipped to the left of the upright, having spent most of its trajectory arrowing right between them.
The man-mountain striker, who came on in the second half, almost scored with his first kick. The Sun
It survived the epidemic grape phylloxera in the second half of the 19th century, which destroyed much of Europe's vineyards.
Things are more sombre and serious in the second half, giving way to a darker, more elegiac mood. Times, Sunday Times
Derby toyed with City's feeble efforts in the second half and were content not to take chances. The Sun
He missed in the twelfth and fourteenth minutes, although his second effort did hit the upright, and fluffed his dropped goal attempt early in the second half. Times, Sunday Times
The number of contacts grew from 5,200 in the first half of the year to about 6,500 in the second half. Times, Sunday Times
In the second half, United were really taken to the cleaner's, and they finally lost the match 6-1.
The book's second half focuses on the ethics of prophetic and apocalyptic literature.
The misconceived refusal to give Charlie Adam a penalty and send off Philippe Senderos on the hour, a spoilsport decision to disallow a goal for Luis Suárez midway through the second half and a red card for the young midfielder Jay Spearing a few minutes later prefaced a crescendo of Fulham attacking which ended with a dreadful Pepe Reina error and a decisive tap-in for Clint Dempsey. Andy Carroll's ineffectiveness adds to Liverpool frustration at Fulham | Richard Williams
They played with control and flair in the first half, while the second half was imbued with indiscipline and scrappiness.
The first half of the story (when Captain Veda was driven by revenge and when there were lots of plot twists) was better paced than the second half (the time skips were much larger and the revenge took a back seat to the new galactic threat), but even so, it still doesn't get much better than this. REVIEW: Galactic North by Alastair Reynolds
They clearly are a team in a need of a win just to boost morale for the second half of the season.
Nobody could have anticipated how drastically things would swing Bolton's way with a dream of a goal just 16 seconds into the second half.
Tureck plays with verve, bringing up the curtain on the second half of the set and reinvigorating our energy for the rest of the play.
The audacious Wood stormed through the game and even managed an attempt at a drop goal in the second half.
In the second half with both teams tiring and the conditions worsening it was down to who wanted to win the game more.
The title consistently topped the chart in the second half of 2009. All - Digital Spy - Entertainment and Media News
Maybe Arsenal thought another would come but they should have known that City could not afford a second half like the first. Times, Sunday Times
It was not until the second half of the nineteenth century that houses for the rural working class really began to improve.
I went in to watch the first half, and despite the central character's life going well, in the face adversity, I could sense a plummet in the second half.
They upped the tempo in the second half.
Robbo equalised in the second half, so now I'm waiting for full time, and drinking vodka and lime, which is all rather civilised.
Then we began the second half the walk through countryside, stopping to marvel nervously at an enraged bull bellowing from a field. Times, Sunday Times
King scored a quickfire double in a first-half blitz, and grabbed another in the second half. The Sun
Owen equalized early in the second half.
In the second half, United were really taken to the cleaner's, and they finally lost the match 6-1.
That the Faroes would not be easily subdued was clear early in the second half when an exquisite Borg free kick from 25 yards out shaved the junction of Scotland's bar and post.
Our brain sends out chemical messages to our ovaries, which in turn produce estrogen and progesterone on a fluctuating basis—estrogen governs the first half of the cycle, and then, after an egg has ripened and pushed its way out of the ovary in the process known as ovulation, progesterone governs the second half. Healing the Female Heart
In the second half of the first bar, the _acciaccatura_ was never intended by the composer to be actually sung as printed. Style in Singing
But for the most part, the second half of All the World's a Stage put aside serious concerns in favor of laughter and ribaldry, and showcased the intelligence and heart of Shakespeare Behind Bars veteran Jerry Guenthner.
Romney spent most of the second half of his term running around the country making jokes about Massachusetts and preparing a 2008 presidential bid. D. R. Tucker: The Impersonator
Melbourne started the game strongly to take a 17-10 lead at quarter-time and despite a second-term fightback from the Mystics, the Vixens outscored their opponents 35-26 in the second half to cruise to a comfortable win. Sportal.com.au - Latest News Headlines
WT 5 BZ : The Jewish Diaspora in modern China started in the second half of the 19 th century.
Cervical spondylosis is a very common condition that usually occurs in the second half of life.
New instruments that appeared during the early Renaissance, in the second half of the 15th century, included the harpsichord, the clavichord, and the viol and violin families.
Sissoko stayed on until the end despite the bad Bonera tackle to his right ankle (Bonera was sent off for it) in the second half.
Consumer strength in the second half has been central to the resilience of the overall economy.
While EEG measures brainwaves, three other technologies developed in the second half of the twentieth century involve actual images of living brains.
Tom was ordered off in the second half after another yellow card for fouling on the opposing player.
The second half was magic, beautiful, brilliant, particularly when in the 22nd or 23rd minute of the half Peter Withe scored.
We tore the other team apart in the second half.
In the second half of extra time, North Leigh pressed forward and with three minutes left Nick Forrester put the away team in front.
Was relatively subdued before suffering what appeared to be a troublesome knee injury midway through the second half, which will cause England considerable consternation. Times, Sunday Times
Luciano Becchio and Max Gradel had cancelled out Jason Shackell's early opener but Matthew Hill equalised for Barnsley early in the second half and Leeds had Bradley Johnson sent off on 52 minutes for a second bookable offence. Aaron Ramsey strikes to help Cardiff end Leicester's unbeaten run
United stepped up a gear in the second half.
Ards attacked from the start of the second half and pulled back the arrears with a well-judged penalty from Gareth Fry.
Sustained pressure during the second half paid off for the home side when they doubled their lead on 82 minutes.
They simply ran out of steam in the second half to slump to their fifth defeat out of five, a record that consigns them to the wooden spoon, their first wooden spoon in the competition since 2002.
Our team gained / had the upper hand in the second half.
It was tough on the Carlow girls who had put up a sterling second half fight back having trailed by six points at half time.
Hornets scored with their first attack of the second half and a rout looked likely.
However Castlecuffe slipped behind in the second half but the girls rallied and piled on the pressure and were back in the lead, minutes before time.
The second half saw them totally dominate play and further goals from Elliot Scott and Liam Walsh completed the goal bonanza.
It was a very strong and gritty performance in the second half. The Sun
It's a bit overlong, though, and the board-room dramas of the second half can't hope to compete with the visceral shock of the first.
Gross's skill in motivation looked in doubt when his side began the second half badly.
Arizona State maintained a shred of momentum early in the second half.
Worked hard to get team going in the second half. The Sun
Estimates differ of the magnitude of the slowdown in the second half of 2004 and in the year as whole.
Selby started the second half full of determination and were rewarded with a McDonald penalty kick to the corner.
The second half is loaded with these 3 A.M. smoking cigarettes-on-your-balcony brooders, and you'd think it'd get bogged down worse than a fat-farm delivery bus in a flash flood on a dirt road, but it just gets… y'know, moody.
Roberts added the second goal five minutes into the second half when he nutmegged Evans.
I decided to come off the bench in the second half but left it so late because I couldn't single out one player who deserved to be substituted.
The second half was again scrappy and Farncombe's winner came after a goalmouth scramble.
During the second half of the 6th century, an enormous Etruscan-style temple (with three rooms or cellae) was built on the Capitoline hill; in the Forum Boarium remains of a large temple have been found with an Etruscan inscription nearby. D. The Regal Period
The 6ft 5in stopper struggled with a thigh injury in the second half. The Sun
The silver lining, however, is that at least it served to provide the lessons on which the far more successful policies of the second half of the century were founded.
The second half of the evening was filled with drama, comedy and mime from the senior classes.
Better volumes and higher selling prices in particular bode well for the second half of the year. Times, Sunday Times
In the second half, Paul Merson twice miscued shots and Gary Birch headed wide for Walsall, before, with five minutes left, Wallsall right-back Chris Baird was sent off for a second bookable offence.
Just when the Ravens appeared to put themselves in position to cut the Colts 'lead in half in the second half on Ed Reed's interception and runback, Garcon came out of nowhere — actually he chased Reed down the sideline — to punch the football loose. NFL Replay: Brett Favre adding more to league's record books
After all, no matter who goes first overall or who slides into the second half of the first round, you're not going to see a dime of that money, and neither am I.
The one glitch of the play that I must note was the unexpected thunder at the start of the second half of the performance after intermission.
There had been countless rebellions and revolts during the second half of the 1790s.
For three years they have predicted a rebound in US economic growth in the second half of the year.
Europe, a rich source of exciting, and, for the most part, inexpensive signings, in the second half of the 1990s is now seemingly ignored.
The ball blew all over the field and although it did favour the home side in the second half, they couldn't get the equalising goal.
The second half of the book is a meticulous account of his trial and of its legal and judicial backdrop. Times, Sunday Times
The second half was as poor as any in recent years; a desultory affair noteworthy only for its tedium. Times, Sunday Times
Given Trendelenburg's special emphasis in presenting the Leibnizian system, his significance for the mathematical reception of Leibniz's ideas in the context of the emergence of formal mathematics and mathematical logic in the second half of the 19th century is astonishing. Leibniz's Influence on 19th Century Logic
The action belonged exclusively to the second half with two goals packed into the first 100 seconds of the period.
Shelbourne were still smarting from a penalty decision that went against them within fifteen seconds of the start of the second half and trailed 1-2 at the time.
These four teams have benched their original starting quarterbacks, and we're just starting the second half of the season.
But they did not have things all their own way as the Greek players drained a succession of three-pointers to keep the contest close in the second half.
The second half of this piece is an analysis of particular cases, but even those who are not legal wonks might enjoy the first part.
Which is essentially what Hassell did, nailing six of seven shots in the second half, and 7 of 10 overall.
The second half did not produce the giddy play of that middle period of the first half. Times, Sunday Times
Carlow's league campaign has descended from early promise to an abysmal second half display against Wexford last time out.
A different Bees side emerged for the second half, and a more familiar zip characterised all they tried to do.
The Upper Palaeolithic occupies the second half of the last glaciation, ending 10,000 years ago.
In the second half it was Fenagh's Peter Ryan on the 38th minute scoring a goal after lobbing the goal-keeper.
What harries the inflation worrywarts, though, is that the job markets may not have loosened up enough by the second half to reduce the upward pressure on labor costs.
She was a pioneer in the development of working-class housing in the second half of the nineteenth century.
Kiltimagh stormed back into the game in the second half and Adrian Walsh had a stormer when moved to centre-field.
In the second half, we dominated and with a little more devilment in the box could have won the game.
Some of the things that John was talking about it, it seem like improvements for the second half of the fiscal year, this is a very seasonal business and I'm wondering has the inventory ship already sailed and the marketing plans already kind of predated John and his improvements, whatever he was talking about there. SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page
Although she could not find the net in the match against Zambia, in which she came on as a a substitute in the second half, Nonoh says she is hungry for goals.
Therefore, the price tag to digitize the second half of this treasure is about a million bucks. The Eagle Needs You
Any thoughts of a shock result were quickly put to rest in the early minutes of the second half.
But in the second half of the century both neoplatonists and mechanists usually promoted more practical projects.
So the second half was a pantomime, all fun and frolics and not very serious at all. Times, Sunday Times
The second half was more of the same for the Warriors as Laurier followed the second kick-off with good intensity, notching a second tally early in the half.
The referee ordered Johnson off in the second half for kicking another player.
It survived the epidemic grape phylloxera in the second half of the 19th century, which destroyed much of Europe's vineyards.
As the dollar falls to hyper inflation, the Yen will be seen, by the second half of 2009, as the standard barer of Asian stability and success and will come to replace the dollar as the dominant power in that portion of the world. Pravda predicts
The second half wanders off into Hayekian hobbyhorses that I don't think are very helpful. Hayek and Tobin, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
He hit the side-netting with the first good chance of the night and miscued horribly across goal early in the second half. Times, Sunday Times
It seems churlish to criticise referees, but his second half performance had to be seen to be believed.
He was denied a goal by the crossbar in the second half.
Around ten minutes into the second half, a testing series of corners was swung in underneath the cross bar requiring four goal line clearances in a frantic few minutes.
Three minutes into the second half, the lights went off as the area suffered a power cut. Times, Sunday Times
He had to retire with a neck injury in the second half.
But it looks as if the second half of next year will see this growth pace slowing markedly.
The early minutes of the second half saw more great skills from Thompson and tricky runs from Sovago.
Gerard Rice made it 2-1 for Newcastle midway through the second half, a signal for the Seasiders to turn up the pressure.
After completion of an ongoing refurbishment project on one of the jetties, which is expected to occur in the second half of Buckeye Partners, L.P. to Acquire 80% Interest in Marine Storage Facility for Liquid Petroleum Products in Freeport, Bahamas - Yahoo! Finance
Especially is pregnanting the food second half, the pregnant woman A9 iron absorbs HI to the insufficiency or the malabsorption.
I now invite you to complete the enclosed form detailing your sports events for the second half of the year.
Moseley edged ahead with a Stephen Nutt penalty ten minutes into the second half but when Harrogate flanker Steve Hobson was dismissed for stamping soon after, Moseley's confidence soared.
They did it with defensive pressure that changed the pace of the game in their favor in the second half.
Predictably Ireland were much more driven in the second half, their teamwork more concentrated and intense and the Swiss were forced deeper and deeper into defence.
Since the second half of the 20th century, the school of welfarism set a new trend in which welfarists turned to the welfare issues and began to reflect the ultimate meaning of wealth to human beings.
In the second half it looked like we were going to score all most every time we got the ball.
The second half of the book is more exciting.
The second half has less framing device, more space for the performers' personalities and is all the better for it. Times, Sunday Times
But the second half was a strangely subdued affair. The Sun
He scored a spectacular goal in the second half.
That there were fewer revolts in the second half of the century was due in no small part to a growing mutual understanding between rulers and nobilities, the history of which has attracted less attention than the revolts themselves.
Eventually, the tone stabilizes, and, by the second half, the power of the story will envelop all but the most distracted viewers.
And yes, we all have a fever, and the only cure is you dropping a hot "zesty" somewhere in the second half of this C.T. Report Abuse Yahoo! Sports - Top News
The nervous and physical energy expended drained him in the second half, hence his withdrawal, said Williamson.
It paid dividends in the first half but then it was backs to the wall for most of the second half. The Sun
Jones was ordered off in the second half after repeated fouls.
Both recognized that in the second half of the twentieth century the best way to succeed in theatre was via the nonprofit route.
After ovulation the empty follicle left behind in the ovary is remodelled, and it plays an important role in the second half of the menstrual cycle, known as the luteal phase of the ovarian cycle.
Winger Chris Watts was soon in action with a determined touchline dash as the second half began and Sinfield was again to the fore with a barging 20-metre burst.
I made it 2-0 in the second half with a fluke of a goal. The Sun
Gradually people trickled back into the theatre for the second half.
He suffered a bad knock on the head in the second half.
All employees were notified of the move in the second half of last year, it said.
Even David Silva's effervescence seemed to have been quenched, while Samir Nasri has looked much more like the half-drowned butterfly of the second half of last season than the player whose devastatingly penetrative form for Arsenal up to Christmas 2010 persuaded City's recruiters – and just about everyone else in English football – that he was about to become one of the Premier League's most influential performers. Manchester City and Liverpool need a solution for striking flaws | Richard Williams
By early in the second half the Ecuador international was exhausted and fell away.
They had to endure almost constant second half pressure, wasting countless opportunities to ease the nail-biting tension and, quite frankly, inviting trouble.
Knowing that the first fibers pulled off of the combs will be the longest, and having a goal of evenly mixed lengths of fibers in the finished product, I split this in half at the middle of the rope, lining up the first pulled off tip (longest fibers) with the first torn bit of the second half (midlength / shorter fibers), 'planking' them. Sock prØn.
The theory is that the sex difference in the sex organs develops early in pregnancy - in the first few months while in utero - while sexual differentiation of the brain occurs later in the second half of pregnancy and postnatally. Depression and Sex
The first half of the day would be devoted to the theory of lighting and photography, with the second half being practical application of the theories.
Heworth's push for promotion took a battering as National Conference League division two leaders Hunslet Warriors gave a great second half show to beat them 46-0.
Only 300 people came to the match and to add insult to injury , the floodlights went out during the second half.
Last year witnessed a dramatic downturn and 2002 promises to be little better, despite earlier hopes of a rebound in the second half of the year.
Derby toyed with City's feeble efforts in the second half and were content not to take chances. The Sun
The second half was barely a minute old when a tigerish Turley gave an indication that things were looking up - trying his luck from range with a curling effort that sailed not too far over the crossbar.
The second half, largely spent wellying the ball aimlessly into Wigan territory, was unedifying stuff, in which only Dzeko, Agüero and Milner offered any attacking invention at all and only Hart's fine save from McCarthy – City's magnificent keeper is being presented with the man-of-the-match bubbly as I type – stopped Wigan equalising. Wigan Athletic 0 Manchester City 1 | minute-by-minute report
In the second half both goalkeepers were called into action as the pace quickened. Times, Sunday Times
Despite a strong and determined second half effort, the Warriors lost the game, 70-61.
The second half of the show is filled with unexpected and clever plot twists, as well as a marked shift in tone.
In the early part of the second half Bolton had two tries disallowed and against the run of play Mayfield took the lead.
The second half of the month was dominated by high winds, which gusted up to 99 mph at Malin Head in the Irish Republic and 82 mph at Edinburgh Airport.
The home team took a firm grip on the game in the second half.
In the second half both goalkeepers were called into action as the pace quickened. Times, Sunday Times
If the first half belonged to the Cougars the opening period of the second half certainly belonged to Barrow.
United stepped up the tempo in the second half.
She brought him much happiness, as well as wholehearted and elegant support in the second half of his diplomatic career. Times, Sunday Times
The second half of my life has on the whole been absolutely delightful. Times, Sunday Times
Heath enjoyed their best passage of play early in the second half.
I know he's rusty, judging by his airshot in the second half, but it was his attitude which really pissed me off. Chelsea Blog
BMW reiterated, however, that sales volume is likely to slow in the second half of the year due to effects related to model changeovers. China Drives Up Profit at BMW
St. Pat's were reduced to 14 men when their wing back and captain Andy Jameson was sidelined on a second yellow card midway through the second half.
Practically I lived the second half of the middle school and the high school I spent in Palestine, in the Mola City.
The final score denied Carlow a win they deserved, but given their absentees, they should be very pleased with their second half performance.
Was relatively subdued before suffering what appeared to be a troublesome knee injury midway through the second half, which will cause England considerable consternation. Times, Sunday Times
The fact that Sligo could only manage three second half scores proves just how out of sorts they really were.
The core home furnishing ranges continue to perform well while fashion should see some improvement in the second half against easy comparatives following remedial action. Times, Sunday Times
In the second half both goalkeepers were called into action as the pace quickened. Times, Sunday Times
Second half of North Channel, buoys and beacons ... ... 31st March, 1898 Argentina from a British Point of View
In China, we completed the turnaround in the second half of the year. Times, Sunday Times

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