Beers are sold in third and half pint measures, as well as full pints.

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One unit is about half a pint of beer or a single measure of spirits.

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Louboutin presents his early separation from his parents as an inevitability, rather than as a trauma: he was a tween with a portfolio, a half-pint of the demimonde who, even at the age of twelve, had people to see and ventures to tend to.

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On a daily basis, it's more than two to three drinks (about a 175 ml glass of 13% wine) for women and three to four drinks (equivalent to a pint and a half of 4% beer) for men.

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Members of one were told to drink half a litre of water (a bit more than an American pint) shortly before each of three daily meals.

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