partly

[ˈpɑːrtli]

Definition:
1. In part; in some degree; not wholly.
2. To some extent; not completely.

Use 'partly' in a sentence:

• 1. They are driven on partly by a wish for democracy, but also by a desire for national self-assertion.
• 2. Partly through her scientific training, partly through her commitment to environmental justice.
• 3. This may be true or partly true; we are all conjecturing here.
• 4. But you know Jean, it's partly their own fault.
• 5. He's a blood horse, he is, partly; not the part you see, of course--another part.
• 6. Some people are unwilling to attend the classes partly because of the cost involved.
• 7. Two storeys have been removed, and an abandoned digger now sits on top of the partly dismantled tower.
• 8. This is partly because design museums clearly show how and why mass-productswork and look as they do, and how design has improved our lives ．
• 9. It is partly for policy reasons.
• 10. There is a lot of evidence that stress is partly responsible for disease.
• 11. The human organism learns partly by nature, partly by nurture.
• 12. I have not worried so much this year, partly because I have had other things to think about.
• 13. Their fears are partly justified, but we should not be afraid.
• 14. Policy is partly responsible.
• 15. He was known as Mad Shelley partly because of his eccentricity and partly because of his violent temper.
• 16. It's partly true that Dickens' style of writing attracted audiences from all walks of life.
• 17. The policy is partly responsible.
• 18. You know Jean, it's partly their own fault.
• 19. The drop was caused partly by the pound's strength against the dollar.
• 20. The difficulties women encounter with their doctors partly explain why so many of us are looking to alternative therapies.
• 21. She was partly to blame for failing to look as she crossed the road.
• 22. The third group has letters that are partly written below the lower line.
• 23. I feel partly responsible for the problems we're in.
• 24. The policy is partly to blame for causing the worst unemployment in Europe.
• 25. I didn't enjoy the trip very much, partly because of the weather.
• 26. This is partly driven by the rising price of raw materials and metals.
• 27. Their loss was partly due to a vicious price war between manufacturers that has cut margins to the bone.
• 28. I'm partly to blame? What exactly are you getting at?
• 29. He was only partly responsible for the accident.
• 30. His eye was partly closed, and there was a swelling over his lid.
• 31. This is partly because the competition to provide credit is so fierce, however cheap it is.
• 32. It is accepted wisdom that science has been partly responsible for the decline of religion.
• 33. He let out a long sigh, mainly of relief, partly of sadness.
• 34. It's partly my fault.
• 35. He had a minor stroke in 1987, which left him partly paralysed.
• 36. The stroke left him partly paralysed.
• 37. The ecological disaster is partly a product of letting everything rip in order to increase production.
• 38. Perhaps this can partly explain the existence of left-handers in human societies.
• 39. Size of pension depends partly on length of service with the company.
• 40. Women are doing the job well. This is partly because women are increasingly moving into a man's world.
• 41. Her gown was thin, and she shivered, partly from cold.
• 42. Successful travel is partly a matter of keeping one step ahead of the crowd.
• 43. Mr Dunn's pleas of poverty are only partly justified.
• 44. Wally gripped my arm, partly to restrain me and partly to reassure me.
• 45. Partly this is a result of how bleak the academic job market is.
• 46. The protests have failed partly because the opposition politicians are no great shakes.