half-a-century

Thankfully, the nitrate-based rolls of film -- which might have deteriorated or even spontaneously combusted over the more than half-a-century it sat unrecognized -- was well-preserved in the hot, dry climate of Mexico City, with sufficient air circulating through the boxes in which they were contained.

ARTINFO: Unpacking the "Mexican Suitcase": The Mystery of Robert Capa's Long-Lost War Trove ARTINFO 2010

Thankfully, the nitrate-based rolls of film -- which might have deteriorated or even spontaneously combusted over the more than half-a-century it sat unrecognized -- was well-preserved in the hot, dry climate of Mexico City, with sufficient air circulating through the boxes in which they were contained.

ARTINFO: Unpacking the "Mexican Suitcase": The Mystery of Robert Capa's Long-Lost War Trove ARTINFO 2010

As one who has spent half-a-century in newspaper work, I think I know a good deal more about the press than Carter does and some of my judgments of it are considerably harsher than his.

Engineer of his own defeat: Jimmy Carter's "White House Diary" Jonathan Yardley 2010

Thankfully, the nitrate-based rolls of film -- which might have deteriorated or even spontaneously combusted over the more than half-a-century it sat unrecognized -- was well-preserved in the hot, dry climate of Mexico City, with sufficient air circulating through the boxes in which they were contained.

ARTINFO: Unpacking the "Mexican Suitcase": The Mystery of Robert Capa's Long-Lost War Trove ARTINFO 2010

As one who has spent half-a-century in newspaper work, I think I know a good deal more about the press than Carter does and some of my judgments of it are considerably harsher than his.

Engineer of his own defeat: Jimmy Carter's "White House Diary" Jonathan Yardley 2010

It has to be embarrassing to a point to get caught breaking a Federal Law half-a-century later.

Think Progress » Fifty-five years after Brown v. Board, Mississippi county schools ordered to stop school segregation. 2010

The United States, as he noted, does have bases in Germany and Japan more than half-a-century after World War II ended.

Lindsey Graham: Permanent U.S. Presence In Afghanistan Would Be 'Enormously Beneficial' Sam Stein 2011

The United States, as he noted, does have bases in Germany and Japan more than half-a-century after World War II ended.

Lindsey Graham: Permanent U.S. Presence In Afghanistan Would Be 'Enormously Beneficial' Sam Stein 2011

The United States, as he noted, does have bases in Germany and Japan more than half-a-century after World War II ended.

Lindsey Graham: Permanent U.S. Presence In Afghanistan Would Be 'Enormously Beneficial' Sam Stein 2011

He would end the state of emergency, he promised—though a state of emergency that lasts nearly half-a-century is a way of life.

The Freedom Movement Comes to Syria Fouad Ajami 2011