He told business leaders in the northern state of new hampshire that the $ 2 . 7 trillion budget he sent to congress this week will cut the federal deficit in half by 2009 在美国北部的新罕布什尔的对商界的发言中，布什表示本周他拨给国会的2万7千亿的预算会在2009年前减少一半的财政赤字。
Research from the netherlands showed that older men with an optimistic outlook on life were only half as likely to suffer from cardio - vascular disease as those whose world view was more negative 荷兰一份研究表明，与悲观的老人相比，持乐观生活态度的老人患心血管疾病的几率要减少一半。
And a study carried out earlier this year found that critically ill children whose red blood - cell counts had dropped by half fared no better after a transfusion than those who did not receive one 今年早期有人研究发现，红细胞数量减少一半的病重的儿童，输血后也没有比不输血的儿童有多大起色。
This experiment suggested the rate of flow could be cut by a half to three - quarters , which would help those in the path of the expanding , gooey lake to prepare by building adequate levees 实验模型由塑料布和软管构成，实验证明泥浆流速可减少一半甚至四分之三，从而为人们建造足够的防护堤坝争取宝贵时间。
The program includes training for health workers , indoor spraying , and treatment for up to 85 percent of the most vulnerable groups - primarily pregnant women , children under five , and people living with hiv / aids 布什总统为期5年的防治疟疾项目要耗资12亿美元，其目的是要在15个非洲国家里把疟疾死亡率减少一半。
For example , we doubled the number of enquiry service lines from 23 to 46 at our mail tracing office in 2004 , a move that reduced call waiting time by half and significantly increased the quality of customer service 邮件查询组的热线在二四年已增加一倍，即由23条增至46条，令等候时间减少一半，大大改善顾客服务的水平。
I welcome the bipartisan enthusiasm for spending discipline . i will send you a budget that holds the growth of discretionary spending below inflation , makes tax relief permanent , and stays on track to cut the deficit in half by 2009 我将向你们提出一项预算，把自行支配的支出增长控制在通胀率以下，将减税措施永久化，并朝著到2009年将赤字减少一半的方向努力。
That was not going well , the survey of approximately 2 , 000 men across britain found . psychologist aric sigman said : " if men showed the same fidelity , commitment , self - sacrifice and honesty toward their partners , the rate would halve overnight 心理学家艾里克希格曼说， “如果男人们对自己的伴侣表现出同样的忠诚诚实投入和自我牺牲精神，英国的离婚率会立马减少一半。 ”
