Synonyms for half-a-century
half-a-cen·tu·ry

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1. Donald Trump:

   They had the worst year in 27 years, but I think it was actually 52 or 54 years. It was the worst year they've had in half a century.

2. Prime Minister Theresa May:

   Some people suggest to us that we should actually be removing our nuclear deterrent. This has been a vital part of our national security and defence for nearly half a century, and it would be quite wrong for us to go down that particular path.

3. Katie Fallow:

   The media will sometimes get things wrong, as the Times did here. But as the court and jury found, the Times made a mistake that it corrected within hours, press freedom can't survive without breathing space for these kinds of mistakes, as the Supreme Court recognized more than half a century ago. Holding the Times liable here would have significantly reduced that breathing space and chilled press freedom.

4. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan:

   We on the Turkish side are sincere about finding a solution to the Cyprus problem that has been on the agenda of the international community and the U.N. for over half a century, a solution would not only have a positive impact on both sides of the island ... but would also bring peace, stability and cooperation to the eastern Mediterranean.

5. Myron Levine:

   I've been in this business a very long time -- a half a century, a vaccine pipeline is the shape of a funnel. A lot of things go in one end ; very few things survive.