Example sentences of "is some degree [prep] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 There is some degree of division of labour , with certain males acting as sentinels .
2 The Ehrenreichs do accept that there is some degree of division within the professional-managerial class .
3 A restrictive interpretation was given to this expression in R & B Customs Brokers Ltd v UDT Finance Ltd [ 1988 ] 1 All ER 847 where the Court of Appeal held that a purchase is only in the course of business if ( a ) it is integral to the business or ( b ) there is some degree of regularity of similar transactions ( see also Peter Symons & Co v Cook ( 1981 ) 131 NLJ 758 ; Rasbora Ltd v JCL Marine Ltd [ 1977 ] 1 Lloyd 's Rep 645 ) .
4 Thus , there is some degree of selfdetermination in the ship case because we are free to shut our eyes , to cross the river and see it move from right to left , free to jump into the water and watch it coming towards us , free to determine the speed with which it passes across our visual field by moving our eyes with or against its movement .
5 This being so , there is some degree of arbitrariness in the division of issues between this and the previous chapter , and there will also necessarily be some overlap .
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