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Example sentences for: half-hour

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A mere half-hour’s drive from Bologna on the autostrada takes you to this stronghold of the high-living d’Este dukes — archetypal scheming, murderous, lovable Renaissance villains who ruled from 1200 to 1600.
Prouder, in fact, now than when we published it, because nearly two weeks later everyone who could take a shot at it has, and so far I can see that I've misspelled one name, screwed up one sequence (the Journal decided not to wait for comment from the White House on its incorrect steward-witness story after hearing the White House wanted a half-hour to comment, not before), and included two or three gratuitous adjectives that I now wouldn't.
A half-hour tour costs HK$50; pay at the end, or the driver may cut your trip short.
Dozens of dive sites can be reached from resorts, typically a half-hour boat journey away.
The Chimp Channel , a half-hour sitcom performed by costumed chimps with dubbed human voices, has been plagued by trouble on the set.