half measure
Example Sentences
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But for now, a half measure feels like the right measure.
From Slate • Mar. 8, 2022
Ms Mahajan says giving period leave is, at best, a half measure.
From BBC • Aug. 7, 2021
The bigger the questions, the bigger the drama, and the participants of this story took nothing in half measure.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2021
At first, he thought putting a milk crate on the rear rack for his backpack would be enough to eliminate the dreaded back sweat, but it was only a half measure.
From The Verge • Mar. 9, 2021
Teller dismissed the offer out of hand, damning it as exactly the sort of half measure he had been fighting for years.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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