four-and-a-half

Forcing a one-game showdown with the Detroit Tigers before their Homer-hankie waving Metrodome fans, it took four-and-a-half hours and twelve nerve-wracking innings for the Twins to emerge victorious.

One Season William Fredrick Cooper 2011

After four-and-a-half years as defense secretary, under both Republican and Democratic presidents, Robert Gates has earned a reputation as an adept manager in a department long resistant to change.

Basic Training: How Gates Grew Julian E. Barnes 2011

Still, one may ask how much credibility Nicolas the Reformer has after four-and-a-half years of failing to follow through on many of his past promises.

Sarkozy, Take Two 2012

Mr. Wendling was so incensed over the federal trademark SnoWizard won for "Orchid Cream Vanilla" that he says he spent more than $100,000 and four-and-a-half years fighting it, traveling to Alexandria, Va., in 2009 to argue his case in front of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.

This Summer, a Snowball Fight Heats Up in Louisiana Shalini Ramachandran 2011

The longest I sat was four-and-a-half hours, which was for the big wolf on the side of my left leg. He goes from just below my knee down to my ankle and there is quite of bit of detail in the fur.

Joan Brunwasser: This Librarian Is Smashing Stereotypes, One Tattoo at a Time Joan Brunwasser 2011

While four-and-a-half days is a long time to survive trapped under rubble from an earthquake, it isn't unheard of.

Turkey to End Effort to Find Quake Survivors Marc Champion 2011

Camp Chaos was my four-and-a-half year-old's first camp experience this past summer, and it left me wondering just how far we'll go these days to keep our kids entertained.

Abi Cotler O'Roarty: Entertaining Our Kids, Have We Gone Too Far? Abi Cotler O'Roarty 2011

Camp Chaos was my four-and-a-half year-old's first camp experience this past summer, and it left me wondering just how far we'll go these days to keep our kids entertained.

Abi Cotler O'Roarty: Entertaining Our Kids, Have We Gone Too Far? Abi Cotler O'Roarty 2011

The pace of growth in the euro zone's private sector was the strongest for more than four-and-a-half years in February, but inflationary pressures are intensifying in tandem, final results of a survey by financial information firm Markit showed Thursday.

Euro-Zone Growth Led by Exports Nicholas Winning 2011

The longest I sat was four-and-a-half hours, which was for the big wolf on the side of my left leg. He goes from just below my knee down to my ankle and there is quite of bit of detail in the fur.

Joan Brunwasser: This Librarian Is Smashing Stereotypes, One Tattoo at a Time Joan Brunwasser 2011