northern half

collocation in English

meaningsofnorthernandhalf

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northern
adjective
uk
/ˈnɔː.ðən/us
/ˈnɔːr.ðɚn/
in or from the north part of ...
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half
noun
pronoun
predeterminer
adjective
adverb
uk
/hɑːf/us
/hæf/
either of the two equal or nearly equal parts that together make up ...
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(Definition ofnorthernandhalffrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The southern half of the country has low mortality ratios for arteriosclerotic heart disease, thenorthernhalfhas high ratios.
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It is not proposed at present to take thenorthernhalf, but thenorthernhalf, if it is acquired, will probably be worth £200,000.
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It will focus attention on thenorthernhalfof the country.
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In thenorthernhalfof my constituency, the local economy depends to an enormous extent on such small enterprises.
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Burgsvik is located in itsnorthernhalf.
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Thenorthernhalfwas largely unsettled.
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Thenorthernhalfremains heavily forested.
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It occupies thenorthernhalfof the city.
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Thenorthernhalfof the trail crosses two paved roads.
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Roughly thenorthernhalfof the park is wooded.
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Century serves thenorthernhalfof the city.
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Many small rivers feed thenorthernhalfof his course.
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The majority located in thenorthernhalfof the country.
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It serves students in thenorthernhalfof the county.
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It occupies thenorthernhalfof the island.
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It occupies thenorthernhalfof the district.
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Substantial progress has been made, since the onset of the volcanic crisis, in returning normality to life in thenorthernhalfof the island.
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One hopes that what has happened to the top half, thenorthernhalf, will not happen to the rest, and to other squares.
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That will provide a sustainable base for the science-based business of the future in thenorthernhalfof the north-west region.
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It is in thenorthernhalfof the country that the area occupied by urban development has been growing most rapidly.
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Four areas have the expression "northernhalf", which is not sufficiently good for statute and would have to be changed if the amendment were accepted.
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Would thenorthernhalfbe willing to work under the mere highly organised conditions of the south and take more fish and more money?
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The town clerks' report made it clear that there were the most serious misgivings about my district being linked with thenorthernhalf.
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There may well be a case later for opening an office on the as yet undevelopednorthernhalfof the estate, where some shops are to be built.
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However, there is a difference between its impact on countries in the prosperousnorthernhalfof the world and its impact on countries in the south.
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