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Michael
"It's been examined by half the police force in London".what is the meaning of " by half the police force" ?
Feb 23, 2011 11:57 AM
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half = 50%.
Really!
February 23, 2011
The police force is the total group of individuals. I understand the sentences as "a lot of" the police officers have examined X. It could also mean 50% of the police officers have examined it. Sometimes people use "half" just to mean a large number, not an exact half, and that's how I think it is in your sentence. "Half the people at that meeting didn't understand the problem" just might refer to a lot of them.
February 23, 2011
