• About half-way down it had a circular platform, like the brim of a hat, set with small propellers.

    ECONOMIST: Robert Taylor

  • After scratching around for 21, the opener wanted an optimistic second run when half-way down the wicket but Chanderpaul refused, leaving Bresnan at the stumps to send him packing.

    BBC: England secure one-day series win

  • All of these statistics figured rather prominently in the Times Higher Education story, but perhaps the most interesting statistic is one which was buried half-way down, namely that the share of those with degree qualifications in high skilled occupations actually fell between 1993 and 2010.

    FORBES: Declining Prospects for Higher Ed in the UK?

  • Perhaps not much sign of focus there, but this is a slimmed-down bank half way through its run-off programme, and half way through the time limit it set itself for turnaround.

    BBC: Crash diet for the Royal Bank of Scotland

  • Hull KR's best moment came when Jake Webster intercepted Sean Long's pass, but Pryce used his pace to haul the winger down on the half-way line, much to the delight of the Knowsley Road faithful.

    BBC: St Helens 52-10 Hull KR

  • Burke dashed onto Kelvin Etuhu's flick on the half-way line and the Baggies backline were punished for not closing down him down as the man who celebrated his 26th birthday last week fired a low 20-yard low left-footed shot into the net.

    BBC: Sport - Football - West Brom 0-2 Cardiff

  • Mr Millin inquired, half-joking, whether he should walk up and down in the traditional way of pipers.

    ECONOMIST: Bill Millin

  • Husna, who had taken a seat half-way through this monologue, although she had not been invited to do so, looked down at the floor.

    NEWYORKER: In Other Rooms, Other Wonders

  • So this year, we'll gather a half-hour later than usual, just as the show is getting under way, and instead of plopping down in front of the TV, we'll sit down to a nice dinner.

    NPR: Why I'll TiVo the Oscars

  • To round off a miserable afternoon for the Paris side, in the closing minutes Liebenberg's pass was intercepted on the half-way line, and Brew and Higgitt ran to the tryline together to ensure the ball ended up touched down in the corner for a try.

    BBC: Bristol 17-0 Stade Francais

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