Example sentences of "[adj] degree [prep] confidence " in BNC.
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| 1 | We want to have some degree of confidence in that er the parameters that we estimate right have remained relatively constant over our sample period . |
| 2 | Projects of this type generate high levels of motivation not only because they are worthwhile but also because they imply a high degree of confidence in the young people . |
| 3 | ‘ Progress to date gives a high degree of confidence of success , ’ says Wright . |
| 4 | The visitor is either a person holding a high judicial office , or is advised on questions of law by such a person , in whose decision on matters of law it is reasonable to repose a high degree of confidence . |
| 5 | Kilkenny have acquired just the right degree of confidence and resolve and unless Galway can produce the unexpected then the Leinster champions will reign supreme for another year . |
| 6 | Mistakes of that sort apart , it would seem that , as had always been the case , some sort of checking system was needed to give lenders the required degree of confidence to carry on , and that the more thorough and ‘ scientific ’ it was the better for both borrower and lender , the more effectively it reduced the incidence of overindebtedness , and saved borrowers from overstretching themselves and indulging in mad bouts of impulsive buying . |
| 7 | Others echoed his opinion , with differing degrees of confidence . |
| 8 | He might justifiably refuse to guarantee a full return to health in the near future yet still be prepared , if asked , to express a reasonable degree of confidence about your recovery prospects which should be enough to satisfy many employers . |
| 9 | But it also reflected a considerable degree of confidence . |
| 10 | Environmentalists have ceased to feel any degree of confidence in talking about emotion . |
| 11 | But to be able to handle borderline or other problematic cases with any degree of confidence we need a firmer characterisation , grounded in more basic intuitive judgements of the kind introduced in the previous chapter . |
| 12 | As I see it , the considerations set out above and taken as a whole lead irresistibly to the conclusion that , when considering the expression ‘ any person ’ in the sections , it is impossible to identify any particular limitation which can be said , with any degree of confidence , to represent the presumed intention of Parliament . |
| 13 | The scatter at the high end — small numbers of authors publishing large numbers of papers — is so large that a straight line can not be fitted to this graph with any degree of confidence . |
| 14 | The scatter at the high end — small numbers of authors publishing large numbers of papers — is so large that a straight line can not be fitted to this graph with any degree of confidence . |
| 15 | If you can answer all those questions , with a fair degree of confidence , about your product , you should have been able to decide what your brand 's strengths and weaknesses in the marketplace are . |
| 16 | As the number of fossils increased , more and more examples of fairly continuous fossil sequences were discovered , allowing paleontologists to analyse the historical development of some groups with a fair degree of confidence . |
| 17 | If for example the result of acoustic front end processing on the word actually was out by a single feature , ( either through error , or just because the speaker had pronounced it that way ) , and reported the string the match would fail , even if the information following the allowed the word actually to be hypothesized with a fair degree of confidence . |
| 18 | The survey by accountants Price Waterhouse and Manchester Business School says definite signs of recovery include a greater degree of confidence in sales growth , and a rise in companies planning to increase capital expenditure . |