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政府停发研究经费让他们的计画半途而废.	The government put the skids under the plan by stopping their research grant.
他在比赛中坚持跑完了全程，不像大部分选手那样半途而废。	He managed to finish the race, unlike more than half of the competitors.
【谚】凡事不可半途而废。	Never do things by halves.
经过特别警告巴格达不得在伊拉克任何地方使用毒气和作战飞机（这些警告鼓励了少数民族叛变）以后，当伊拉克继续用作战直升机对付叛军时，布什却半途而废未加制止。	After having pointedly warned Baghdad not to use poison gas or combat aircraft anywhere in Iraq, warnings that had encouraged the rebellion, Mr.Bush pulled up short when Iraq continued to fly combat helicopters against the insurgents.