Example sentences of "[adj] degree [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As J. S. Mill recognised in his essay On the Subjection of Women ( 1869 ) , this degree of inequality was by no means true of all Victorian marriages , but the idea of the wife as a ‘ natural ’ subordinate was widely accepted . |
| 2 | This degree of modification comes about partly because of the greater degree of digestion in mammalian carnivores compared with the regurgitated remains from avian predators , and partly because of their use of teeth to break up prey before digestion . |
| 3 | Some practices may balk at this degree of rigour , especially given the relative scarcity of trained counsellors . |
| 4 | In order to provide this degree of flexibility , together with the fastest possible response , a three-dimensional transform and control structure has been developed ( see Figure 2.30 ) . |
| 5 | This degree of organisation was sufficient to allow them to remember a large part of the information in the passage so that when the theme was finally presented the remembered information could be re-structured . |
| 6 | This degree of self-consciousness is rare in literature , but it is nevertheless based on the opposition between fabula and ryuzhet , and it is on this opposition that the literariness of all prose narrative rests . |
| 7 | A well-supported client was defined as having daily contact with a neighbour and weekly contact with a relative ; only one-fifth had this degree of support . |
| 8 | Discovering just how much creatures with nervous systems of this degree of complexity can remember , and whether they can meet the rigorous criteria laid down by association psychologists as to behaviour to be counted as learning , classical or operant conditioning , becomes a matter of the ingenuity of the experimenter in designing appropriate , biologically relevant tasks . |
| 9 | In practice however the complexity of language is such that no generative grammar has come anywhere near providing this degree of coverage of the language . |
| 10 | While even this degree of relief Chairman in the town centre would be welcome , the problem comes in trying to justify a new bypass in terms of its cost effectiveness . |
| 11 | Nobody can really comprehend or imagine such a large number , and we just think of this degree of improbability as synonymous with impossible . |
| 12 | However , a recent case decides that this degree of formality is not essential ( see Crowden and Another v Aldridge and Others , The Times , 30 November 1992 ) . |
| 13 | This degree of knowledge will not guarantee immunity from mistakes or deceit at the hands of unscrupulous dealers , but it will help to combat the more obvious attempts at misinformation — far more likely than outright deception — and assist in assessing the integrity of any dealer or expert whom one may need to rely on for advice . |
| 14 | How did you how d how did it arise that there was this degree of cooperation ? |
| 15 | The most important effect of this degree of government control has been to render the House of Commons incapable of adapting its procedure to keep pace with altered administrative practices . |
| 16 | The average adult is taken to understand text written at eight to ten grade level , and popular newspapers and magazines are written with this degree of readability in mind . |
| 17 | But this degree of involvement takes its toll on policewomen in the unit . |
| 18 | To allow for this degree of participation by wives the buildings were designed to make manual work easy or unnecessary . |
| 19 | Long before they reached this degree of sophistication , however , in the main stream of Commando forces ( see diagram p. 14 ) were spawned many small fry . |
| 20 | Even if this degree of interpenetration is peculiar to the USA , policy-makers in other countries must allow for it in their dealings with US policy-makers . |
| 21 | Trist , in an earlier publication with Bamforth ( 1951 ) , coined the term ‘ responsible autonomy ’ for this degree of self-regulation . |
| 22 | Suppose' however' that there were not this degree of regularity . |
| 23 | Although there is nothing particularly unusual in this degree of favouritism , it had two serious consequences : |
| 24 | For instance , in a fully enumerative scheme it would be necessary to list a category for ‘ flavourings used in the cooking of foods in hotels ’ if this degree of specificity were required . |
| 25 | Even this degree of recalcitrance put Henry in a difficulty . |
| 26 | Scientific observations might contribute towards a decision but Kenny 's notion need not carry this degree of precision because of the second , much more important , distinction . |
| 27 | But quite apart from this degree of thought control , still in operation in the theological sciences despite the freedom granted to biblical studies by Divino Afflante Spiritu , Pius XII had succeeded in focusing Catholic attention upon issues other than theological ones . |
| 28 | This degree of conservation indicates a critical structure-function relationship in the TEF-1 protein , conserved throughout evolution . |
| 29 | Japan thus remained isolated while yet being part of Asia , and the imposed seclusion after 1639 reinforced this degree of detachment . |
| 30 | This degree of co-operation , unfortunately , is not always easy to achieve . |