Respondents were evenly split with half saying they own gold and half saying they would not buy it.

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"We split a burger and had cocktails and thought they forgot half the bill, " says Ms. Quinn.

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One city that many foreigners do not consider is Makarska, roughly half-way between Split and Dubrovnik.

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My old management got half and the band split the rest.

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You're better off just passing them by -- and as far as your entree goes, either split it with somebody or pack up half and take it for lunch tomorrow.

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In addition to adventures and films, his Jones Snowboards specializes in splitboards, hybrid devices that split in half and convert from snowboards into cross-country skis.

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During the trial, the court heard how Hadden and Ms McMillan were in a relationship for three and a half years before they split up on 5 November 2011.

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He had joked that he wanted his Cooperstown cap to be a half-and-halfer, split between the Expos and Mets.

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There is a little evidence that this could improve pupils' progress, but what may happen, given the current problems in recruiting teachers, is that a large class with an experienced and capable teacher is split into two, with half of the pupils being taken by a less experienced and perhaps less capable teacher.

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