But it had grown at only half the pace of the UK growth rate in the past two years.
But according to a report by DATA (Debt, AIDS, Trade, Africa), the G8 have since "shuffled at half-pace on aid, and fell backwards on trade".
And one of the technical reasons for the weakness of the latest GDP figure is a boom in imports, which were up by 23.5%, the largest rise since 1984 (exports rose at only half that pace).
After Brazil's star striker had played a first half at walking pace in the semi-final, Zagallo was adamant that he should be taken off at the interval.
Arsenal began and finished the first half at a brisk pace, but in between Portsmouth dominated proceedings.
Sainz came closest this year but was nearly two-and-a-half minutes off the pace.
Yet Horner believes the team can significantly improve their performance by incorporating the new diffuser, which is thought to add up to half a second in pace.
But the Wildcats also go in on the action, Prescott supporting a half-break by Gary Price at a scrum deep inside his own half to show his pace from 70 metres.
Duncan Hodge's drop goal on the stroke of half-time proved crucial for the Reivers and the Welsh were unable to match their opponents forward power and pace in the second half.
Kenyan Mary Keitany's blistering first-half at last year's New York marathon is a good example it was followed by a crumbling pace in the second half.
The second half started at a whirlwind pace, with Scottish full-backs Alan Hutton and Steven Whittaker, an early replacement for the injured Callum Davidson, involved in early attacking surges.
In complete contrast to the opening 45 minutes, the second half opened at a energetic pace with Teggart registering the first shot on target for the game after 49 minutes.
Hamilton could only qualify in fifth at Monza, while Red Bull's Mark Webber, who is second in the title race, put three torrid practice session behind him to post the fourth quickest time, although both drivers were around half a second off the pace.
Shopping centers, which play host to day-to-day necessities--drugstores, hair salons, laundries--are down 0.5%. (The big malls, owned by powerful players like real estate investment trusts, are finding meager advances in same-store sales at their department stores and boutiques.) Warehouses, their growth pace off only half a point to 4%, are still much in demand.
After the calm, confident pace of the first half, the second half feels relatively rushed (though here I am suggesting that 154 minutes might not be long enough).
Stricker and Baddeley kept pace through the first half of the rounds to leave all three men deadlocked with nine to play before Woods stepped up a gear.
But he was struck by Broad's throw during his innings - an incident which led to the pace bowler being fined half of his match fee by International Cricket Council referee Ranjan Madugalle.
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In a keenly contested first half Pontypridd started at a cracking pace, storming into the lead in the first minute with a try from wing, Gareth Wyatt after a length of the field handling move by the backs and the forwards.
The continuing increases in employment, together with some pickup in real wages, have helped sustain consumer spending, which increased at a brisk pace during the second half of last year and has continued to be well maintained so far this year.
Sure enough he was regularly over half a second off Vettel's pace, and that -- in F1 terms -- is an age.
Phelps was nearly half a second under his world record pace through 100m, winning in an Olympic record of one minute 54.04 seconds.
Imrie blasted over Esson's bar five minutes into the second half, after an impressive burst of pace by Hasselbaink had first set up Flavio Paixao then the diminutive former Clyde and Inverness player.
Flashback is coming off a second-place finish in the San Felipe Stakes on March 9, when he was the even-money favorite, but got caught in a pace duel and lost by a half-length to Hear the Ghost, who drew the No. 2 post and was listed at 5-2.
As a result of a variety of investments made under the Recovery Act, including state and local energy grants, we're on pace to upgrade the homes of half a million Americans by this time next year -- half a million Americans: boosting the economy, saving money and energy, creating clean energy jobs that can't be outsourced.
The problem with both viewpoints is that the actual pace of economic expansion for the second half of the year, and for 2011, is uncertain.
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Wigan forced the pace at the start of the second half, and Folan laid the ball back for Danny Landzaat who drew a full-length save from James.
The second half was a different story, with the skills and pace of halftime substitutes Saviola and Riquelme, and later Overmars, helping Barca step up a gear.
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.
Chin said that if she were to try to keep pace with the top women for the first half of the race, she probably would be so exhausted that she'd wind up walking by the end.
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