"Perhaps their planet has suffered a partial ecological breakdown entirely from natural causes, a collapse in some segments of the food chain."

Some 79 councils were able to provide a full or partial breakdown of the number of fraudulent applications detected over the last five years.

An impurity or defect may even result in the partial breakdown of the solid dielectric itself.

The latter comprises a partial breakdown or de-centring of the grid of classificatory rules which structure the habitus.

The oil production entered decline in the 1980s, leading to a partial economic breakdown.

Some common causes of a partial breakdown include overheating, brake failure, or frequent stalling.

There was a partial breakdown in Great New York last night.

The week following 30 July is recalled as the time of Blake's partial breakdown.

Note: a partial breakdown is provided for student support services and post-secondary education:

There seems to be a partial breakdown in Delta comm.