Example sentences of "partly [to-vb] for [art] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Desertification , caused by over-grazing and deforestation , may be partly to explain for the rise in global temperatures , according to a study by Roger Balling of the Office of Climatology in Arizona State University . |
| 2 | For example , Friedan ( 1983 ) believed that it was the ‘ feminine mystique ’ which prevented women from leading successful public lives ; the education system was partly to blame for the ideology of the feminine mystique , but equally the solution for women who were trapped in their roles as wives and mothers was to return to college to obtain an education . |
| 3 | The slump in household saving , from 14% of disposable income in 1980 to just 5% last year , was partly to blame for the rise in inflation that now plagues the government . |
| 4 | The Plec is certainly partly to blame for the decline of your Amazon Sword plants . |
| 5 | In common with many other Latin American countries , it was the weakness of technical and administrative institutions in charge of peasant agriculture that was partly to blame for the failure of a rural development policy . |
| 6 | Recent studies by the authority have shown that partially treated sewage going into the River Severn from the plant uses up valuable oxygen and is partly to blame for the death of some fish . |
| 7 | Diego Maradona was partly to blame for the brawl between Sevilla and Cadiz players at the end of Sunday 's Spanish league match , according to police . |