Once we have done that, more than half the battle is won.
Internal security is certainly half the battle for survival.
Half the battle is the way in which the area health authorities and the consultative councils work the system.
We know that if the trade unions are consulted that is half the battle.
Bringing cancer out into the open has been half the battle in seeking its cure.
It seems to me that half the battle of a court in trying someone is in the assessment of witnesses.
If it could be computerised on to a terminal, so that one could receive instant information, half the battle would be won.
To say that you are in a strong position to deal with the situation is half the battle in a conversion.