partlypart‧ly /ˈpɑːtli $ ˈpɑːr-/ ●●● S2 W2 adverb 
The poor weather was partly responsible for the crash. The company’s problems are partly due to bad management. It is partly because of her sick mother that she hasn’t taken the job abroad. The group is funded partly by the government.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Drunk-driving convictions have increased, partly as a result of more effective policing.
- Federal budget cuts are partly to blame for the rise in unemployment.
- He was educated partly in Glasgow and partly in London.
- The accident happened partly because we were having an argument in the car.
- The road was partly blocked by a fallen tree.
- What he told us was only partly true.
- In fact, the intention of product redesign may be partly cost reduction and partly product differentiation.
- The architectural style of the region was derived partly from Kiev but was also influenced by Novgorod and by Western Byzantine culture.
- The frequency of this planning activity will be partly determined by the rate of change in the educational environment.
- The growth of the welfare state after 1945 partly reflected developmental social changes.
- The non-university institutions are however, formally sub-divided, by location and partly by type.
- The slowdown will result partly from sluggishness in nondurable sectors such as apparel and textiles.
- This is partly because of the widespread assumption that there would be essential policy continuity under a Gore administration.
- This is partly thanks to the free insurance provided by one of the World Cup sponsors and partly historical perspective.
Longman Language Activatorto be a part of something
· The road was partly blocked by a fallen tree.· What he told us was only partly true.· He was educated partly in Glasgow and partly in London.partly because · The accident happened partly because we were having an argument in the car.
if something partially happens, it does not happen completely or does not include all of something: · The house was partially destroyed by the explosion.· The ice had partially melted and there was a pool of water on the table.· The advertising campaign was only partially successful.
: half-eaten/half-finished etc if something is half-eaten, half-finished etc, half of it has been eaten, finished etc: · There was a half-smoked cigarette in the ashtray.· "That's good," he said dully, putting down his half-eaten sandwich.· I found him sitting on his bed, half-dressed.· The houses were half-submerged by the flood water.
use this especially to say that you are only partly sure about something or that you only partly agree with or believe something: · "Who was he hiding from?" "I'm not completely sure."· I'm not entirely convinced that we have enough control over schools as it is.· "So, is everything clear?" "Not entirely."
use this to say that something is partly true but not completely true: · Doing well in exams is to some extent a matter of luck.· To a certain extent it was our own fault that we lost the contract.· His figures were correct - up to a point.
formal partly or in a limited way - used especially in discussions and arguments: · The situation has been improved to a degree in recent months.· Golding's novel is to some degree experimental in style.
formal if something happens in part because of something, it is partly caused by it: · They developed their ideas in part from important work by Paykel.· Although bad management was the major factor, the firm's problems were due in part to a fall-off in demand.
only partly true, not completely true · This statement is partly true, but it leaves out some important facts.· The stories were easy to believe because they were partially true.
spoken use this to say that something is partly true: · Do you think there's any truth to these rumours?· There's some truth in the old belief that carrots are good for the eyesight.
British /there's something to something American spoken use this to say that there is some value or truth in an idea or statement, even if most of it seems unlikely or untrue: · The more I study astrology, the more I'm convinced that there could be something in it.· There might just be something to what she's been teaching.
if you say there is an element or grain of truth in a story or an explanation, you mean that there is a little truth in it: · Most myths have a grain of truth in them.· There's an element of truth in what he says, but the conclusions he comes to are rubbish.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The poor weather was partly responsible for the crash. The company’s problems are partly due to bad management. It is partly because of her sick mother that she hasn’t taken the job abroad.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Hubert never experienced any fear, and this was partly because he was not particularly intelligent. Television is partly to blame.
The poor weather was partly responsible for the crash. The company’s problems are partly due to bad management. It is partly because of her sick mother that she hasn’t taken the job abroad. Hubert never experienced any fear, and this was partly because he was not particularly intelligent. Television is partly to blame. (=correct to some degree, but not completely)· That theory may still be partly right.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· This is partly due to parents not placing high value on a daughter's education.· Yet the Warriors won Sunday night, partly due to the efforts of two of the only three forwards they had.· The turnaround also was partly due to sharp cost-cutting to offset the effects of failed new products.· I am sorry about the late arrival of our response which is partly due the time involved in consulting member organisations.· Bush's shaky mandate was partly due to the closeness of the election vote and the legal wrangling afterwards.
· So inevitably, I feel at least partly responsible.· Consideration for his successor was partly responsible for his decision to resign short of the seven-year goal, he said.· Most liberals, like other feminists, believe that schools are partly responsible for instilling sexist attitudes into children.· Waiting for him-and partly responsible for the lights-was Lars Sjostrand, photographer for the Svenska Dagbladet.· Finally the new adverts themselves were partly responsible for the revival of early 1960s soul music in the late 1980s.· It takes time for this to develop and for people to recognise that they are partly responsible.· Prevailing conditions in the organization and distribution of the popular press were partly responsible for this.· It is sufficient that it was partly responsible for the damage.
VERB· They are partly based on the success of the series of novels on which Left Behind is based.· It is based partly on false statistics, partly on preconceptions and misinterpretations.· The decision to use this low pressure was partly based on engineering constraints.· The school site was picked partly based on future development, and Amphi bought it before Tortolita was incorporated.· The latter argument is based partly on the growing importance to higher education of mature students and continuing education.· Her first public report, based partly on extensive interviews with Scientology dropouts, was issued in 1995.· The logic of transnational production and marketing is at least partly based on standardization.· The format of your print outs will be partly based on this information that you give here.
· Mr Hanley also partly blamed a lack of support among the employers of part-timers for the drop in their numbers.
· This at least partly depends on the relationship between the constraints.· The issue of physical computability depends partly on what kind of question we are proposing to ask of the system.· The strength of the general reason for the ordinary belief depends partly on the resolution of large philosophical issues.· The time to publication depends partly on how many papers we accept.· It will partly depend upon which items are taxed.· Estimates of the proportion of people experiencing hypnagogic imagery have varied considerably, depending partly on how exactly they were asked.· How successful you are in sorting matters out to your satisfaction will depend partly on your bargaining strength.· Gaining obedience from children will partly depend on their developmental level and whether they understand and can carry out what is expected.
· These are partly determined by and partly determine the other attributes.· Their different responses reflected the nature of the history they had so far lived through, and partly determined their future.· These are partly determined by and partly determine the other attributes.· What has been done, and what is morally judged, is partly determined by external factors.· The frequency of this planning activity will be partly determined by the rate of change in the educational environment.· This is because the sentence itself only partly determines what happens to offenders.· I suggest, however, that the indexical meaning is partly determined by the manifestation of symbolic meaning within certain contexts.
· The mystery surrounding the identity of property owners can be partly explained by a typical Victorian reticence concerning financial matters.· That partly explains why he was banished at the insistence of the United States and replaced by Annan.· This may partly explain the lack of change in the appearance of the duodenal mucosa on serial biopsy in this condition.· This partly explains the lack of top management understanding and involvement.· The absence of a target date by which the Protestant/Catholic unemployment differential would be significantly reduced is partly explained by this.· These in turn partly explain its lagging behind the Westwhich, incidentally, was entirely relative.· Economics partly explains the paradox - capitalist boom in the west, quickening collapse in the east.· This partly explains the interest of some managers in performance assessment and performance-related pay.
· The decline partly reflects a broader downturn in global stock markets.· This partly reflected high public spending.· He said the school's difficulties partly reflected the fact it will not employ teachers permanently without seeing them teach.· This may partly reflect the inherent conservatism of the publishing world here.· This may partly reflect a cohort or historical effect.· These improvements partly reflect the end of the recession.
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to some degree, but not completely OPP wholly: The poor weather was partly responsible for the crash. The company’s problems are partly due to bad management. It is partly because of her sick mother that she hasn’t taken the job abroad. The group is funded partly by the government.