11.   Half a decade later, England has conspicuously abandoned the Britpop cause.

12.   He opened a theater in Sevierville, Tenn., and played there for half a decade.

13.   In addition to sparking U.S. investment, the package should help ensure the Russian economy returns to an extended state of expansion after contracting for half a decade.

14.   More than half a decade later, Bush is running nationally, not just in gun-friendly Texas.

15.   Propelled by last-minute and postholiday shopping, December sales gains, released by merchants on Thursday, were their highest in half a decade.

16.   Propelled by last minute and post-holiday shopping, December sales gains were the highest in half a decade.

17.   Propelled by last minute and post-holiday shopping, December sales gains were their highest in half a decade.

18.   Reback takes exception to suggestions that his partnership with Microsoft, a corporation he spent half a decade pursuing, could be seen as two-faced.

19.   That was the fastest expansion in half a decade and the fourth straight year of accelerating growth.

20.   That was the fastest expansion in half a decade.