Words similar to half-hour

Example sentences for: half-hour

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Labuhan Lalang, on Terima Bay at the western tip of Bali, is the base for boats which make the half-hour trip to Pulau Menjangan (Deer Island).
No wonder the Administration's announcement the other day that needle exchange programs do work but won't be getting federal funds seemed so lame: according to a front-page story at the WP , until a half-hour before the press conference, HHS Secretary Donna Shalala was all set to announce federal funding.
If they really like a particular site, they may visit it often, but they are unlikely to devote a continuous half-hour or more to any one site the way you might read a traditional paper magazine in one sitting.
For $5 per half-hour, you can rent time on a PC or an iMac, while you sip an espresso and take in the zany decor (chairs upholstered in leopard skin; a painting of the Mona Lisa holding a coffee cup).
A more appealing prospect is picturesque Guamá, a half-hour boat ride from La Boca along an artificial channel and then across the vast Laguna del Tesoro (Treasure Lake).