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China’s ratio of imports to GDP is half again as high as that of India.

Half again. To me, I think China's ratio is one and half as high as that of India. Is that right? I cannot think it's only half. You just cannot find "half again" in a dictionary.

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You are right; "half again as high" means one and a half times as high as.....".
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