Example sentences of "degree [prep] [noun sg] [conj] [noun] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 This allows her a degree of flexibility and freedom which she relishes .
2 Following a period of wound-licking inactivity , Burns reemerged with a new outfit determined to combine the original SLF manifesto with a degree of maturity and sophistication they 'd striven for but never quite achieved .
3 Lord Morris said : The degree of precision or definition which makes a purpose a particular purpose depends entirely on the facts and circumstances of a purchase and sale transaction .
4 The variety of television news ( and current affairs ) programmes allowed them to choose the degree of depth and detail they wanted , but not the political viewpoints expressed .
5 But the facile equation of silence with consent frequently results in the powerful forming exaggerated ideas of the degree of support or acquiescence they can command .
6 Nor can they help forming snapshot impressions of their colleagues in action — the way they speak to pupils , the degree of calmness or rowdiness they seem to achieve in their lessons and the way they write about their pupils ' work in formal reports .
7 In any discussion it will soon become apparent that there is a considerable degree of overlap and intercorrellation which can not and should not be avoided .
8 But the advantage of this program is that it gives the job hunter a degree of direction and discipline which the pen and paper approach does not .
9 Any one essay is merely evidence of the degree of skill or technique which has been achieved .
10 The contingency theory states that the degree of centralisation or decentralisation which would be most appropriate for an organisation will depend on the particular situation of that organisation .
11 No matter how well produced , written reports sometimes fail to command the degree of attention or concern which the situation justifies .
12 ‘ without due care and attention ’ Means that the driver did not exercise that degree of care and attention which a reasonable and prudent driver would exercise in the circumstances .
13 The study is a small-scale exploratory study which will involve intensive interviews with 54 married women whose children are old enough not to require that degree of care and attention which makes it difficult for a married woman to take up full-time employment .
14 Anyone who has tried to alter their own habits , like going on a diet or giving up smoking , will realise the degree of ill-ease and anxiety it causes .
15 Indeed none of these things is immoral in itself , but the degree of time and money we spend on them is surely the key .
16 He succeeded in harnessing national resources for war on a basis of regular national taxation and with a degree of consent and co-operation which had eluded his predecessors .
17 No , no , if you go , if you went on a philosophy you wanted to take a degree in English and philosophy you do n't know any more o than the next person about
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