"owe" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

owe verbo

owe + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 45
owe money • owe allegiance • owe taxes • owe one's life • owe one's existence • owe one's name • owe an apology • owe one's origin • ...
owe + preposición
Kolokacji: 17
owe to • owe on • owe for • owe about • owe in • ...
owe + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 12
owe largely • owe partly • actually owe • owe mainly • owe primarily • ...
(2) partly, surely
Kolokacji: 2
1. owe partly = być winnym częściowo owe partly
  • The project became a bitter political issue, owing partly to the architect's libertarian ways and views.
  • Foreign investors liked Mwanawasa, owing partly to his anti-corruption drive.
  • Owing partly to the weather, I must admit, it has taken me two days.
  • Owing partly to their non-migratory living patterns, the Chinook and other coastal tribes had relatively little conflict over land with one another.
  • Owing partly to Soviet immigration, it is home to the largest number of chess grandmasters of any city in the world.
  • Clubbing of the seals was halted in 1983, owing partly to the Fund's efforts.
  • This project was abandoned, however, owing partly to the announcement of the 2005 revival of the series.
  • The ordinary rent of land is, in many cases, owing partly at least to the attention and good management of the landlord.
  • Owing partly to the club having supporters all over the country, all of Bayern's away games have been sold out in recent years.
  • For a time, owing partly to a misleading report of his statement, he became the man in all Scotland most profoundly distrusted.
2. surely owe = na pewno bądź winnym surely owe
(3) mainly, primarily, chiefly
Kolokacji: 3

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