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Meanings of remain patchy in English

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But in truth, options for dealing with e-waste remain patchy and imperfect.
The Guardian
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Sensitivity toward the Holocaust and knowledge of it remain patchy.
Reuters
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Sales of cheap smartphones have boomed in recent years, but internet networks remain patchy, especially in rural India.
Reuters
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Despite improvements, the air safety record of Southeast Asia's most populous nation remains patchy.
Reuters
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Standards have risen, but quality of provision has remained patchy.
The Guardian
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Due to disrupted telecommunication and transport links, information about the number of deaths remains patchy.
Radio NZ
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But others have warned that the evidence remains patchy.
The Guardian
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But, despite recent improvements, the air safety record of Southeast Asia's most populous nation remains patchy.
Reuters
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Mr Shepherd warned that recovery still remained patchy across some regions and in certain trading sectors.
The Irish Times
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Due to the large size of myosin gene families, knowledge of these molecular motors remains patchy.
Pubmed
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For all the platitudes, policy statements and review groups, parental involvement in education in Ireland remains patchy.
The Irish Times
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Despite being pathogens of global public health importance, knowledge of their vectors' global distribution remains patchy and sparse.
Pubmed
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Flooding and fallen trees had blocked roads, telecommunication remained patchy and the MV Rosali was shipwrecked in Malekula.
Radio NZ
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Telehealth can offer better long-term care at lower cost, but despite its attractions and ministerial backing, implementation remains patchy.
The Guardian
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Recovery in Europe's economy remained patchy around the turn of the year, according to euro zone and national data released today.
The Irish Times
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The number of casualties remains patchy, but as many as 80 deaths have been reported across Hela, Southern Highlands and Western provinces.
Radio NZ
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