Example sentences of "some degree [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is achieved by carefully examining its structure and design , which usually change to some degree with time , and taking into account its general condition and appearance . |
| 2 | As the recipient of all their reports and assessments , formal and informal , the supervisor is in a position to exert his authority by moulding disparate practices and judgements in the field into some degree of consistency . |
| 3 | Although Butterflyfish are quite hardy when acclimatized , their conditions must be maintained with some degree of consistency . |
| 4 | as a general erm guideline chairman , the Greater York study area has a some degree of consistency with the outer boundary erm of the York greenbelt which is generally around about six miles erm from the Greater York er er from from the City Centre . |
| 5 | As Lévi-Strauss himself acknowledges , all social phenomena can of course be said to possess or exhibit ‘ structure ’ ( i.e. some degree of orderliness and patterning ) , just as , with almost equal plausibility , they can be claimed to have some functional significance . |
| 6 | His system achieved some degree of popularity within entomology , which was in a flourishing state at the time . |
| 7 | Where the operation has been performed but some degree of brain damage has occurred , the child will be similar to one with cerebral palsy . |
| 8 | The small businessman may not think of himself as being in the same league as the Maxwells and Murdochs of this world but if he produces leaflets , price lists , brochures or any other form of printed material , he has some degree of affinity with them . |
| 9 | In fact , it does n't matter how remote , how poor is the resemblance of an insect to a stick , there must be some level of twilight , or some degree of distance away from the eye , or some degree of distraction of the predator 's attention , such that even a very good eye will be fooled by the remote resemblance . |
| 10 | The upper skin of the armadillo 's body has evolved into a hard horny covering that is hinged in such a way as to give the animals at least some degree of flexibility . |
| 11 | It would be unreasonable to expect easy co-operative motion along the entire polymer chain , but as there is normally some degree of flexibility in the chain , local segmental motion can take place more readily . |
| 12 | 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 ) . |
| 13 | Nonetheless , even if it is insisted that some degree of regularity is normally required , there are situations where the first transaction entered into by a supplier can be treated as being made in the course of business , for example , one-off adventures integral to a business activity . |
| 14 | On the other hand , a critic who represents object texts in a mode akin to free indirect speech operates under an obligation to represent with some degree of fidelity the texts that he or she purports to ventriloquise . |
| 15 | Such advances , however , are ultimately dependent upon the quality of the available evidence and their main conclusions , summarized here , may require some degree of modification as more material comes to light . |
| 16 | Since Gift Aids applies to a single gifts it can be a very useful means of making a charitable gift towards the end of the tax year when your taxable income for the year can be estimated with some degree of precision . |
| 17 | Close agreement indicates some degree of precision , whilst general disagreement about a word suggests that it is ambiguous . |
| 18 | At the Council of Arminium forty-five years later , there were four British bishops , one of whom apparently paid his own way — which would seem to indicate some degree of prosperity . |
| 19 | However , on this particular day , since his idolised Giants were not taking part there was some degree of restraint in Uncle Mick 's spectatorial behaviour . |
| 20 | Since crime , however it is defined in any particular society , always involves some degree of restraint on individual self-interest , our natural tendency is always towards deviation : we will , it seems , always choose the deviant alternative when it suits us and when we think we can get away with it . |
| 21 | Throughout Man 's long association with the Horse , the most successful horsemen have been those who have used some degree of knowledge of psychology or understanding of the horse , rather than trying to dominate the horse with force . |
| 22 | It was in some degree of difficulty in 1793 , 1796 – 7 , 1800 – 1 , 1808 , and 1811 – 12 . |
| 23 | Stateless societies are for the most part small tribal societies , without any complex division of labour and economically poor , but some features of their political systems may perhaps also be found in other types of society , especially in village communities such as those of medieval Germany , or of India ( where they were once described as ‘ little republics ’ ) , although in these instances there is already some degree of subordination to a state , however remote , and some element of stratification and inequality of power in the local community itself . |
| 24 | Wherever possible rents should be at ‘ full economic levels ’ , but the government recognised that in some areas this would put rents beyond the means of many tenants and some degree of subsidy might be necessary . |
| 25 | However the movement for some degree of independence , some autonomy , was not confined to substantial towns . |
| 26 | Gradually , however , if all goes well , the bond should loosen and each become aware of their different needs and strive for some degree of independence . |
| 27 | The debate has also failed to question the way that union education is organised , particularly where ‘ service organisations ’ with some degree of independence from the unions and from the state are concerned . |
| 28 | For example , loud clothing will create the disturbing feeling among the Japanese businessmen that the foreigner has perhaps failed to take them as seriously as he might have , by failing to observe that the common practice in dress in Japan is some degree of formality . |
| 29 | In the countryside the timing of feasts , festivals , fairs and wakes was determined largely by the farming calendar and there was a degree of integration between the rhythms of work and those of leisure , leading Thompson to suggest some degree of anachronism in the use by historians of the word " leisure " . |
| 30 | Most biblical scholarship involves some degree of speculation . |