21. Iraq is not half as destroyed as Afghanistan, institutions in Iraq are not that damaged. 22. "It's not half a loaf but a couple slices, " he said. 23. "It's not half as good as the government makes it out to be," 24. The business of America is business, said a man not half as wise as Obi-Wan Kenobi. 25. But they are not half as steamed as Shea Stadium regulars are about a plan to limit beer consumption. 26. But as it turns out, what you say is not half as important as where you say it. 27. Much to my surprise, the choreography was not half as intriguing and challenging as coordinating the dancers themselves. 28. But I'm not half as semifamous as the singer-songwriter Christine Lavin, whose work I adore. 29. It's not half as bad as it's cracked up to be, but wonderful it is not. 30. But not half as surprised as her husband and his family would be if they knew the reality of her new job.