be partial
Example Sentences
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In France, where the eclipse will be partial, some pharmacies have been stripped of their supplies while others were still receiving shipments -- and charging significantly more.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Energy and energy-related equities can be partial hedges as oil prices and freight rates climb, he adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026
There will be partial restrictions on travellers from another seven countries, including Cuban and Venezuelan nationals.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2025
He's a Montana man who longs for his ranch, so it follows that he'd be partial to home-cooked meals prepared with natural-as-possible ingredients.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2023
Would you be outdone in such a contest? will you alone be partial? and in this nineteenth century, cannot two gentlemen of education agree to differ on a point of politics?
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 5 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson