Word: half
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...Quakers completed the comeback in the first minutes of the second half, when junior midfielder Henry Chen beat Mejias on a penalty kick...
...member of society to Bill Gates. However, the desire to maintain the current economic boom should not supersede concern for the welfare of the less fortunate members of society. During the ongoing seven-year bull market, our nation's rich have gotten richer at the expense of the poorer half of the population. When yearly income is adjusted for inflation, the bottom half of wage-earners earn less than they did in the '70s. While the country's wealth has risen dramatically, the working class is actually worse off, disproving the theory that the rising tide lifts all boats...
...income-tax on the highest tax bracket would take money from those who can spare it and funnel it into public programs that desperately need money. Instead, both Republicans and Democrats are advocating spending much of the budget surplus on tax cuts that largely benefit the country's wealthier half...
Even with an overwhelming advantage in shots on goal of 23-11, the Crimson (14-2-1, 7-0 Ivy) was unable to overcome a late first half score by Eagle senior forward Mary Guarino and made an improbable exit from the postseason tournament as the No. 8 seed in a field...
Freshman goalkeeper Cheryl Gunther, who had the second lowest goals against average in the nation through the regular season, was unable to stop a laser shot on goal by Guarino with just one minute left in the first half as Boston College earned a 1-0 lead going into halftime...