The phrase 'partially motivated' is correct and can be used in written English.
For example, "I was only partially motivated to do the project, but it turned out to be a success."
"It's interesting to wonder if the deeper origins of toilet behaviour in humans might have been at least partially motivated by some of the same motivations experienced by non-human primates today," says Irwin.
This problem was partially motivated by DNA shotgun sequencing and linkage discovery problems of artificial intelligence.
Because learning is essentially a social phenomenon, learners are partially motivated by rewards provided by the knowledge community.
But when asked to defend the move, Callaway said it was only partially motivated by the desire to drive a run in.
Partially motivated by the attitude of chivalry engendered by the Crusades, a new lifestyle began among the nobility of southern France.
Although he didn't realize it until later, he was partially motivated by a desire to get back at us for moving on with our lives while his had gotten stuck.
Such war-games are consistent with a raft of Pentagon planning documents which suggest that National Security Agency NSAA) mass surveillance is partially motivated to prepare for the destabilising impact of coming environmental, energy and economic shocks.
The FBI has told members of the LGBT community it will pursue accounts that the Orlando nightclub shooter was partially motivated by internal conflict over his own sexuality, the Guardian has learned.
It was a decision partially motivated by the treatment she receives in the male-dominated world of recording studios, but she also wants to draw attention to a more insidious male influence in the music industry.
The project is partially motivated by worry over the election of Donald Trump, she said, noting that the president-elect and some of his Cabinet picks dispute the scientific consensus on climate change, vaccines and other issues.
Adel Abdul Mahdi, a former vice president of Iraq and a leading Shiite politician, said he had heard the ambassador's apology, which he said was partially motivated by the sentiments unleashed in Iraq by the Arab Spring.
