1.   Ever-increasing demand stimulated a great viticultural expansion in the last half of the fourteenth century.

2.   Frantically, in the last half of the fight, he sought to hold on to his title.

3.   Rebels in the Tenga region changed their tactics somewhat in the last half of last month.

4.   The last half of the twentieth century has also seen its share of small and large financial panics.

5.   Within the last half an hour, police have confirmed that a body has been found in a car dragged from the river.

6.   And his health has come into question nearly every week for the last half of the season.

7.   And First Union economist Mark Vitner expects strong GDP growth in the last half of this year.

8.   As it has been for the last half of the decade, the Mariners have a flair for longball and a prayer for pitching.

9.   At linebacker, Thomas played on a foot with a stress fracture the last half of the season and will have surgery on both shoulders after the season.

10.   Bank of New York said the transaction would be completed in the last half of this year and expects it to add to earnings immediately.