At this age, the probability to partially retire would be reduced by 50% or more if partial pensions were penalized.
For in that lifetime of work there lurks, inevitably, a true — if partial and implicit — autobiography.
But couldn't there be a simple, if partial solution: why not bring back bank charges?
The show gives a fascinating if partial account of how his etched line, like his painting surface, was liberated.
Protective oxide scales are not formed on low-alloy steels if partial pressure of oxygen is too low.
The government has made inroads into some of Poland's worst problems, notably with a tough, if partial, pension reform.
Its half-timbered front is fairly intact, a remarkable if partial survival for such a teeny bit of Alpine picturesqueness.
Steeped in Oedipal drama and hinging on an emotional — if partial — admission of guilt, Mr. Gotti's trial sometimes seemed like a proceeding for the Oprah Winfrey era.
The New York Times recently reported that "mainstream authors have enjoyed an odd, if partial, immunity to the crackdown by the government".
Unlike oil, natural gas until recently was difficult to ship except in pipelines; this gave Gazprom a guaranteed, if partial, monopoly as a gas supplier to Europe.
Let's hope that on some level, it's being combined with energetic and creative diplomacy that would grant both parties some measure of peaceful, if partial, victory.
