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I am not one for half measures or half-hearted efforts.
Jay Inslee

Meaning of "half measures" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HALF MEASURES

half measures  [hɑːf ˈmɛʒəz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HALF MEASURES

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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Half measures is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HALF MEASURES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of half measures in the English dictionary

The definition of half measures in the dictionary is inadequate measures or actions.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HALF MEASURES


measures
ˈmɛʒəz
Rodgers
ˈrɒdʒəz
Rogers
ˈrɒdʒəz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HALF MEASURES

half an hour
half and half
half board
half coupling
half eagle
half fare
half frame
half gainer
half holiday
half landing
half measure
half pay
half pint
half rest
half seas over
half step
half term
half tiger
half two
half volley

WORDS THAT END LIKE HALF MEASURES

Coal Measures
Culm Measures
Dalton´s law of partial pressures
dentures
electronic countermeasures
facts and figures
features
futures
indentures
library pictures
manufactures
pictures
plumbing fixtures
population figures
sales figures
Scriptures
significant figures
the Coal Measures
the pictures
weights and measures

Synonyms and antonyms of half measures in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «half measures» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HALF MEASURES

Find out the translation of half measures to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of half measures from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «half measures» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

一半的措施
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

medias tintas
570 millions of speakers

English

half measures
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आधा उपाय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أنصاف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

полумеры
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

meias medidas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অর্ধেক পরিমাপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

la demi-mesure
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Setengah langkah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Halbheiten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

中途半端なやり方
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

반 조치
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Setengah langkah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

các biện pháp nửa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாதி நடவடிக்கை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अर्धा उपाय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yarım önlemler
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mezze misure
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

półśrodków
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

напівзаходи
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

jumătăți de măsură
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ημίμετρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

half maatreëls
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

halvmesyrer
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

halv tiltak
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of half measures

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HALF MEASURES»

The term «half measures» is regularly used and occupies the 74.552 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HALF MEASURES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about half measures

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QUOTES WITH «HALF MEASURES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word half measures.
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Jay Inslee
I am not one for half measures or half-hearted efforts.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HALF MEASURES»

Discover the use of half measures in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to half measures and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cost Half: The Method for Radical Cost Reduction
Step 3: Propose Cost Half Measures Now it is time to come up with some ideas as to how to eliminate or modify cost-generating sources and locations as they appear in your Cost Half matrix chart. Once you have some clear-cut ideas, you' re ...
Toshio Suzue, 2002
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Race in France: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the ...
10. HALF-MEASURES. Anti-discrimination. Policy. in. France. Alec. G. Hargreaves. Since the Left returned to power in 1997, there have been remarkable changes in the debate over the "integration" of immigrant minorities in France. After a ...
Herrick Chapman, Laura Levine Frader, 2004
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Wit and Wisdom of the Rev. Sydney Smith
HALF-MEASURES. Fallacy HI. — " I object to half-measures — it is neither one thing nor the other." But why should it be either one thing or the other ? why not something between both ? Why are half-measures necessarily or probably unwise ...
Sydney Smith, Evert Augustus Duyckinck, 1856
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The June 10th Journal of a New Freedom & New Happiness
12. HALF—MEASURES. IN. A. A. (That Avail Us Nothing!!) Don't drink and go to meetings is all that is needed. Don't join any particular Group; if you do, don't get active. It's not necessary to share one's own story. The 1st Step is the only one ...
Joseph Anthony (Fred), 2008
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Miscellaneous Remains from the Commonplace Book of Richard ...
HALF MEASURES. IN some collections of the sayings and writings of Sydney Smith, I find him ceusuring those who object to half measures; by which he seems to understand keeping the medium between two extremes; e.g., when a man who ...
Richard Whately, Elizabeh Jane Whately, 1865
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English Idioms in Use Advanced with Answers
They haven't considered any of its implications. Half-measures are actions that will only achieve part of what they are they are intended to achieve: There can be no half-measures when confronting this serious problem. To have half a mind to ...
Felicity O'Dell, Michael McCarthy, 2010
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Hittite Etymological Dictionary: Words beginning with H
DVGharsi DUTU-^/ ME-W 'pithos, six half-measures wheat, pithos eleven half- measures ... his majesty set'; ibid. II 3 23 PA ziz DVGharsi DUTU-^/ ME-/S 'pithos, twenty-three half-measures wheat, his majesty set'; similarly ibid. II 18, 29, 44, ...
Jaan Puhvel, 1991
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Metric Conflict in the Brandenburg Concertos of J. S. Bach
(In this graph the layer indicating notated measures and the layer indicating “ functional” measures are separated by a layer indicating half-measures, because in a “compound” meter [6/8 or 4/4] like this one, irregularities in the grouping of ...
Ellwood P. Colahan, 2008
9
Psychology and Music: The Understanding of Melody and Rhythm
The figure shows the duration of successive half-measures expressed in percentage of the average duration of all 16 half-measures. In the first phrase the initial half-measures are somewhat longer than the average (=slow start), the following ...
W. Jay Dowling, Thomas J. Tighe, 2014
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Hearing in Time : Psychological Aspects of Musical Meter: ...
That is, beat-cycles of cardinality ≥4 constrain the way in which the metric cycle as a whole may be partitioned into two half-measures, and the half-measures themselves may be examined in terms of their maximal evenness. Thus, if the ...
Minnesota Justin London Professor of Music Carleton College, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HALF MEASURES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term half measures is used in the context of the following news items.
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Boy Scouts propose policy change allowing gay adult leaders.
"Half measures are unacceptable and discriminatory exemptions have no place in the Boy Scouts," Chad Griffin, president of the Human Rights ... «Slate Magazine, Jul 15»
2
After we remove Edmonton's bike lanes, let's take out those …
Why take these half measures? Apply the logic that got rid of those damn bike lanes to getting rid of sidewalks. You may argue that some ... «MetroNews Canada, Jul 15»
3
Battle over rooftop solar, clean-energy mandate brews in California
"Climate change is not going to respond to half measures. This should not be an either/or conversation." Glick called that argument a "red ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
4
Mission Impossible Rogue Nation - Entertainment Weekly
... for Ghost Protocol below as a reminder that an Ethan Hunt mission is no time for half measures. Rogue Nation opens in theaters on July 31. «Entertainment Weekly, Jul 15»
5
The MLB All-Star Game needs some work - Purple Row
Unfortunately, when the game is marketed and manged the way it is every July, the entire production comes off as a series of half measures, ... «Purple Row, Jul 15»
6
Taking Stock at the All-Star Break
It is for this reason that teams must commit to their decision and act accordingly; half measures will prove ineffective. It is also for this reason that ... «RotoExperts, Jul 15»
7
HRC to Boy Scouts of America: You can't end discrimination with …
"As we have said countless times, half measures are unacceptable and discriminatory exemptions have no place in the Boy Scouts. It's long ... «Windy City Times, Jul 15»
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Comcast embraces cord cutters, offering a streaming TV service of …
But many think such packages are mere half measures that won't adequately thwart the rise of services like Netflix or Hulu. If nothing else ... «Quartz, Jul 15»
9
KFC Introduced The Fried Chicken Pizza – The Chizza – In Philippines
It is not like the hot dog or cheese stuffed half measures of Pizza Hut or the Domino's Specialty Chicken. The entire crust is deep fried chicken. «Alice @ 97.3, Jul 15»
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If Detroit Tigers Aim To Rebuild, Trading J.D. Martinez Is Key
... in the final year of his current deal, decides that it is time to hit refresh and rebuild his aging core, there can be no half measures. This is in ... «Motor City Bengals, Jul 15»

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