The measure was partly lifted, but the risk of a slow-motion collapse remains.

"Indeed, there is a possibility that the Government could be seriously weakened if sanctions were partly lifted."

His partly lifted gun fell to the rug with a soft thud.

In August 2012, the evacuation order was partly lifted.

In respect of salaries and pensions, the administrative burden will be partly lifted.

Treasury prices rose for the first time this week, lifted partly by the dollar's strength against the yen.

The state of emergency has been partly lifted.

A3 North Korea partly lifts the secrecy from its nuclear projects.

The cold morning mist had partly lifted so that a blaze of light placed Paul's boat in a halo to our east.

On 10 May 1989, travel restrictions to foreign countries were partly lifted (only for the members of the Turkish minority).