partial answer

collocation in English

meaningsofpartialandanswer

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partial
adjective
uk
/ˈpɑː.ʃəl/
us
/ˈpɑːr.ʃəl/
not ...
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answer
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɑːn.sər/
us
/ˈæn.sɚ/
a reaction to a question, letter, phone ...
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(Definition ofpartialandanswerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Examination of interactions between marital equality and gender role ideology in this study provided apartialanswerto this question.
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The following theorem is apartialanswerin this case.
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Our estimate for the number of iterations gives apartialanswer.
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In order to give apartialanswerto this question, first we note the following fact.
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Moreover, even though standard causal explanations, for example, referring to a thing's composition, may provide apartialanswer, other causes must also be present.
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Since we are interested in the narrow normative coverage question, we evaluate his position as apartialanswerto that question.
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His suggestedpartialanswerwas that the requisite mathematical tools and the armory of apparatus employed differ radically.
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We offer apartialanswerthat looks pleasingly neat in theory, but is probably of little use in practice.
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Clinical studies, even those based on randomization designs, can provide only apartialanswer.
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Table 2 summarizes apartialanswerto that question.
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In this paper we give apartialanswerto this question.
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We prove a general concentration result which contains apartialanswerto each of these questions.
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Apartialanswerto these questions can be obtained by considering two superposed layers of fluids.
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We give apartialanswerto this question affirmatively by demonstrating the following theorem and corollary.
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However, a question without anypartialanswerwould not be taken seriously: answers validate questions.
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Perhaps apartialanswerto the problem is this.
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We give apartialanswerto their question.
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Our main theorem is a general concentration result, which gives apartialanswerto each of these questions.
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