in half

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Applying the standard affordability ratio of 31% debt to income and assuming a 3.5% down payment, the new owner would have to earn at least $100,000 in half of the 100 major metro areas.

From MarketWatch

He has cut his 3-point attempt average nearly in half, from 8.8 to 4.5 a game, and has committed himself to punishing smaller opponents—that is, every other player in the NBA—near the rim with a barrage of ferocious dunks and close-range shots.

From The Wall Street Journal

Lee hit Alijah Royster in stride for a 74-yard gain to Central East’s four-yard line, and Phelps powered across the goal line on the next play to cut the Tritons’ deficit in half with 10:20 left in the game.

From Los Angeles Times

The composer had seen the headlines, but when Cameron showed him the scene where the Titanic broke in half and started to sink, he realised the press had got it wrong.

From BBC

Perhaps that has something to do with the story that when he cut a large drum in half, producing two hand drums for rhythmic accompaniment, which is a mythical origin for the tabla, these small hand drums came to be treated like a back-up rhythm section.

From Los Angeles Times