The extended time period of ahalf-termproject is a real boon here.
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Finally, a specific example of ahalf-termassignment that is used to meet these goals is provided for illustration.
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One of her friends, aged 11, returned from ahalf-termbreak with a bottle of vodka concealed in her case.
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Half of thehalf-termplay centres are being closed.
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It gave them a chance to spend just a couple of days with their children in thehalf-termbreak.
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In a sense, this is ahalf-termreport.
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These youngsters spent two days of their own time duringhalf-termdiscussing urban problems.
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Other apprentices are granted week-end leave forhalf-termon two occasions during the year.
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How do you intend to combine thehalf-termreform of agricultural policy with energy policy and industrial policy?
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We are debating a motion that we should adjourn for a week forhalf-term.
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Does my noble friend not think that it would be sensible for thesehalf-termdates to coincide?
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What plans she has to ensure that recesses in the autumn and spring coincide with schoolhalf-termholidays.
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Indeed, at meetings of governors only just beforehalf-term, head teachers were reporting on possible redundancies among teaching staff.
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Should not there also be a statutory holiday to coincide withhalf-term?
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During thehalf-termbreak, when teachers were not readily available and when ballot papers were being delivered, a semi-anonymous leaflet was distributed to all households.
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