Any new happening outside the mundane assortment of drug cases, burglaries, domestic disturbances or a semi-annual Saturday night passion killing came as a welcome change.
It may be considered as arising from a semi-annual variation in the eccentricity of the moon's orbit and the position of its perigee.
The city's industries consist chiefly in a large trade in tobacco, hemp, grain and live stock - there are large semi-annual horse sales - and in the manufacture of " Bourbon " whisky, tobacco, flour, dressed flax and hemp, carriages, harness and saddles.
He sheds very little and needs only an occasional brushing and semi-annual trimming to keep his coat at its best.
Property taxes - Your lender may require you to deposit a specific amount into an escrow account each month to cover your annual or semi-annual property tax bill.