more than halve
Frequency: 6.88.5 per million words
to reduce by an amount greater than half
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- The shares have more than halved in value since the summer high of 572p.
- Overall operating profits more than halved to $24 million.
- The company's workforce has more than halved over the past decade.
- Energy consumption more than halved after the new regulations were implemented.
- Our production costs have more than halved thanks to automation.
- The deficit was more than halved within two years of the reforms.
- Traffic accidents have more than halved since the speed limit was reduced.
- The waiting time has more than halved with the new appointment system.
- Unemployment rates more than halved during the economic boom.
- The budget for this project has more than halved due to funding cuts.