adverb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
fully/partially/scantily etc clothed
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The children lay on the bed, fully clothed and fast asleep.
partially deaf (= partly deaf )
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Most children who are partially deaf can be taught in normal schools.
partially destroy sth
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The Great Fire of 1666 partially destroyed the prison.
partially sighted
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Reading aids have been provided for partially sighted pupils.
partially sighted (= having limited ability to see )
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her partially sighted father
totally/completely/almost/partially blind
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She’s almost blind in her right eye.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
blind
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It's left her partially blind and a semi-invalid, an easy target for robbers.
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A partially blind , poor, black man with little or no book learning outside of the Bible heard a call.
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And in the Homeric spirit, quite a few of the dramatis personae are blind , or partially blind.
open
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The best compromise is the partially open backed cabinet, similar to the Mesa Boogie 2x12 and 4x12 design.
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There were two doors at the back of the shed, one partially open , its frame warped from years of neglect.
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They were pushing at a partially open door as far as Britain was concerned.
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After a while, through the partially open cabin hatch, she heard the bed creak beneath his weight.
responsible
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And, yes, I am partially responsible for that.
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Winston is only partially responsible for it.
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Remember that you are partially responsible for joyfulness in other people.
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The sound at the Ahmanson-amplified to the hilt-is partially responsible .
sighted
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Now teachers and parents have got together to start a toy library for blind and partially sighted children.
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The braille workshop in Gloucester prison is designed to rehabilitate inmates, as well as helping blind and partially sighted children.
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All year round we help blind and partially sighted people living near you!
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Keep it warm A warm, friendly voice is especially reassuring if a partially sighted person can't see your expression.
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He hit 83 year old partially sighted pensioner, Ivor James and trapped him against a wall.
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Disability glare is rarer and affects some low vision or partially sighted people.
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Tape copies are available free of charge to blind and partially sighted people.
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These cause special problems for many partially sighted people who must be shown how to negotiate them.
successful
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The ritual had been partially successful .
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Guest, adopting the faux documentary style, was only partially successful .
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Nu's efforts to bring the two men together were only partially successful .
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Even the prospects of a partially successful flight were now uncertain.
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First, if partially successful , it will lead to a big profits boom for the capitalists.
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Hence CI5's involvement, although it had been an assignment with an only partially successful outcome.
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They were partially successful in 1907, when unmarried women ratepayers were allowed to stand as candidates.
■ VERB
block
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Maintaining a bella figura at all costs can cause problems greater than a partially blocked street.
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There is a filter on the inlet side of the fuel pump which may be partially blocked and obstructing fuel flow.
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Unlike Casodex, they only partially block the release of testosterone.
cover
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Kerry Hayden took care of Ruth's colour by partially covering the white with lowlights.
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Drawings torn from a sketch pad were tacked to the plank walls, a straw rug partially covered the floor.
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The body is in surprisingly good condition considering the damp weather and the fact the car is only partially covered .
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Add peppercorns, bay leaf, juniper berries, and wine, cover partially , and simmer for 10 minutes.
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Add the asparagus stalks, season with salt and pepper, and simmer, partially covered , for 30 minutes.
explain
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This may partially explain the better results seen here compared with those obtained with metal stents in postsurgical strictures.
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And these differences in structure partially explain differences in attitudes found among the nations.
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Such a clear disparity is partially explained by Coleridge's haphazard method of writing, of his ideas.
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The differences can partially explain the eating habits of the Serengeti herbivores.
offset
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This was partially offset by a 30 percent increase in public-sector wages and those of the military.
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Land reclamation could partially offset that loss, but the feasibility of such conversion is questionable because of the huge costs involved.
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However, this was partially offset by related expenditure reductions.
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Since young workers typically earn lower salaries, their greater numbers would be partially offset by their lower earnings.
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Furthermore, the price rises were partially offset by increases in compensation payments on top of wages and pensions.
sight
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I was partially sighted and doctors talked about scarred retinas.
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Body language A person who is partially sighted may not be able to see whether you are smiling or looking bored.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A stroke left her partially paralyzed.
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Food shortages were partially responsible for riots.
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The advertising campaign was only partially successful.
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The house was partially destroyed by the explosion.
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The ice had partially melted and there was a pool of water on the table.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Along the way, people may lose their jobs as machines replace, at least partially , the skills of human workers.
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Militarism Fourth, the Western post-war build-up of defence is partially justified in the above terms.
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Skills develop and change to compensate partially for the changing capacities.
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Such independence cost her the political immunity from partisan attack that at least partially protected prior first ladies.
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Technology can be changed, abandoned, or made efficient enough to partially relieve the impact of population growth.
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The Comanche liked to kill young buffalo calves and eat the curdled, partially digested milk from the stomach.