half as big/much/good as
idiom
—used to say that the size, amount, or quality of one thing is half or nearly half that of another
The bush is half as tall as the tree.
This dress costs half as much as that one.
If 100 people were expected and 50 came, only half as many people came as were expected.
If he can play the guitar half as well as he can sing, he should have quite a career.
Examples of half as big/much/good as in a Sentence
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The campaign has spent a little more than $12,000 on ad buys in the state since January, about half as much as the Trump campaign.
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Lori Rozsa, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024
National Association of Realtors data showed that there were only 3.2 months of available housing supply as of the end of last year, about half as much as there should be in a balanced market.
—Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2024
What to know about the pivotal 2024 presidential primary day
According to FEC filings, the Haley campaign currently has almost $13 million on hand — about half as much as Trump, who has roughly $30 million on hand.
—Rachel Barber, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2024
There is only $2.7 million available each year, an amount intended to cover all of California, and half as much as observers say is needed.
—Will McCarthy, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2024
But with its sunny climate and prices about half as much as in Paris and Zurich, the efforts to rein in demand are having little impact.
—Henrique Almeida, Fortune Europe, 15 Dec. 2023
Ecolean’s concept of using a minimal amount of raw material to create a super-thin plastic for liquid foods that weighs half as much as competitors' packaging was a game-changer.
—Tim Clark, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
This is despite the fact that the growing high income class is still less than half as big as the middle class in America.
—Katharina Buchholz, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
Female trial lawyers in Britain earned about half as much as their male colleagues last year when working on high value, complex financial disputes, according to new gender pay gap data that shows women earn less than men across almost all areas of law.
—BostonGlobe.com, 25 Oct. 2022
Lori Rozsa, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024
National Association of Realtors data showed that there were only 3.2 months of available housing supply as of the end of last year, about half as much as there should be in a balanced market.
—Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2024
What to know about the pivotal 2024 presidential primary day
According to FEC filings, the Haley campaign currently has almost $13 million on hand — about half as much as Trump, who has roughly $30 million on hand.
—Rachel Barber, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2024
There is only $2.7 million available each year, an amount intended to cover all of California, and half as much as observers say is needed.
—Will McCarthy, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2024
But with its sunny climate and prices about half as much as in Paris and Zurich, the efforts to rein in demand are having little impact.
—Henrique Almeida, Fortune Europe, 15 Dec. 2023
Ecolean’s concept of using a minimal amount of raw material to create a super-thin plastic for liquid foods that weighs half as much as competitors' packaging was a game-changer.
—Tim Clark, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
This is despite the fact that the growing high income class is still less than half as big as the middle class in America.
—Katharina Buchholz, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
Female trial lawyers in Britain earned about half as much as their male colleagues last year when working on high value, complex financial disputes, according to new gender pay gap data that shows women earn less than men across almost all areas of law.
—BostonGlobe.com, 25 Oct. 2022
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