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.