Canadian culture often has political overtones, though not necessarily of a partisan nature.

And he is completely open about the book's partisan nature.

Both candidates stated their unhappiness with the increasingly partisan nature of the race.

But it also reflects the increasingly partisan nature of this debate, a sharp change from a year ago.

But it showed clearly the partisan nature of the issue.

But it also warned that priests should not adopt lay lifestyles, much less take on commitments of a partisan political nature.

"I think everyone is uncomfortable with the partisan nature of the votes," he added.

Republicans said any Social Security legislation must be bipartisan, but the talking points provided to their members reflected the sharply partisan nature of the fight.

The 'often partisan nature of his comments' became a running gag within the programme.

I think there's a partisan nature to this that is pretty obvious.