Half of the melons were eaten.

Half of the Japanese people lead stressful lives.

Boeing, which builds more than half the world's commercial airliners, is understandably keen to draw attention to what can go wrong besides planes.

More than half the residents are opposed to the plan.

Because of a shortage of work, half the staff was discharged.

Around half of middle-school students in Japan have mobile phones, but if you look at those in high school then 97% have them.

Half of the students are absent.

Half the students were absent.

Half of the apples are rotten.

Half of these apples are rotten.

Half the class say that they drink coffee.

Most graduates of the Department of Science proceed to a master's program, and roughly half of those continue on to their PhD.