And Teddy respected his wishes, partly because he had withdrawn so completely and partly because he had told her what she guessed he had told no one else.

The researchers speculate that AZT may keep the virus in check like a tightly coiled spring so that when the drug is partly withdrawn, the virus bounds back.

The rifle had partly withdrawn; only its very muzzle showed.

The troops were partly withdrawn last October, but a war with Pakistan - one involving nuclear weapons - remains a terrifying possibility and is in fact supported by powerful, pro-Hindu nationalist sections of the Indian intelligentsia.

The dark veil was partly withdrawn, and a grey light shone; mountains were in the distance, a long road wound back out of sight.

But these do not prevent the more dangerous possibility - that children will touch the metal prongs of a live plug they have partly withdrawn from the wall.

And the traffic is no help: there are so many lines painted and erased in the asphalt, barriers advanced and partly withdrawn, that the only solution is to zoom straight through.

Table 5.4 shows that US borrowers, dominant until recently, have partly withdrawn leaving Japanese and to a lesser extent UK institutions as the main issuers.

A letter had been partly withdrawn; or rather, an envelope with a heavy folded document was jammed in.

This amount is payable to the employee after retirement and could also be withdrawn partly for certain specified purposes.