The senator argued that partial-birth abortion should be banned under federal law.

The senator argued that restricting partial-birth abortions was necessary to protect unborn life, while opponents called for preserving women's medical autonomy.

In computer science, partial ordering relations often arise when modeling dependencies between tasks.

Language teachers warned students that partial false friends could lead to awkward mistakes when translating idioms.

Engineers found that partial cloverleaf interchanges improved traffic flow and reduced accident rates on several busy corridors.

The partial discharge extinction voltage of the insulation sample was recorded to determine its dielectric strength.

When testing insulation, engineers record the partial discharge inception voltage to evaluate dielectric integrity.