Example sentences of "partly [prep] [noun sg] to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed the great scope for integrating walking and public transport into a new system of transport can be realised partly through attention to the interface between the modes . |
| 2 | These measures were declared partly in response to the Cypriot government 's submission on July 4 , 1990 , of a formal application for full membership of the European Communities ( EC ) [ see p. 37625 ] . |
| 3 | It was initiated partly in response to the furore caused by Enoch Powell 's 1969 ‘ rivers of blood ’ speech , much as disturbances at the 1976 Notting Hill Carnival prompted further steps on the part of the Department of the Environment — ‘ A riot makes a much bigger impact on government thinking ’ , as Donnison ( 1987 ) has pointed out , ‘ than any amount of earnest and accurate research ’ . |
| 4 | Council workmen have had to tidy footpaths and repair roads and curbs , partly in response to the number of heavy lorries passing through . |
| 5 | The Albertusstrasse site of the Kreishaus was determined partly in response to the proximity of two landmarks on the same street : Rudolf Zwirner 's gallery and Walther Koenig 's art bookstore , a de facto municipal library for every aspect of the visual arts . |
| 6 | The shares have risen , partly in reaction to the Clayoquot decision . |
| 7 | EVO , partly in reaction to the Voice , partly the result of its staff 's predilections , had rapidly settled into the acid freak end of the underground , and away from the politicos of the American new left . |
| 8 | It was suggested in the foregoing discussion that the laxity of the duty of care can be explained partly by reference to the confidence of the courts , at least historically , in the effectiveness of shareholder control . |