21.   Imagine being gone half a year.

22.   In what sort of democracy does a government calmly slumber while great numbers of people have not received their rightful salaries for half a year?

23.   It took more than half a year to prepare the cards.

24.   It would need a height exemption, possibly delaying the project by half a year.

25.   Just half a year later, with a promise from his employer that he could keep his job, Filiberto sent for his family.

26.   More than half a year later, there is plenty of emotion between the sprinters.

27.   Negotiations at Columbia have gone on for nearly half a year, but even with the help of a federal mediator, no agreement has been reached.

28.   Nearly half a year later, the college named a new president, experiencing in the meantime the typical flux brought by transition at the top and temporary solutions.

29.   Others say he could miss anywhere from a month to half a year.

30.   Parker said he had been living in a nearby small town for nearly half a year.