Example sentences of "degree of [noun sg] [prep] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This way of looking at terms and not deciding their status until there has been a breach is very useful as it gives a welcome degree of flexibility to contracts , although it could be criticized for introducing uncertainty . |
| 2 | With any model , however limited , implementation proceeds unevenly and involves participation at local level , a degree of flexibility in plans and among planners , a measure of decentralisation of control and the development of management techniques at local as well as at central level , together with the communication and the partnership which make all these possible . |
| 3 | There are significant differences in the degree of inequality between men 's and women 's earnings within the same occupation . |
| 4 | Empirical analysis of the redistribution of income by the tax and social security systems has traditionally proceeded by comparing the degree of inequality in incomes before and after taxes and benefits . |
| 5 | Each person should be permitted the maximum liberty consistent with the enjoyment of a similar degree of liberty by others . |
| 6 | But it might also be happening where the Communist Party have provided some sort of secure physical presence and where if , as a result of past exploitation , there was a substantial degree of antagonism towards landlords which , it would be that that was carried out . |
| 7 | A related misconception is that kin selection can operate only if an animal can recognize its degree of relationship to others . |
| 8 | The development of the system spanned more than twenty years and achieved a degree of success in terms of its defined objectives . |
| 9 | This provides salutary knowledge of results of the interview itself if not of its degree of success in terms of a real objective . |
| 10 | It is possible that the risk of transmission may be strain-dependent , but also may vary with the degree of contact between individuals . |
| 11 | It also has some degree of resistance to ticks and seems to be well suited to range conditions . |
| 12 | Peter Brooks , for instance , insists that there has been a metafictional dimension to the novel since its very beginnings but now finds a new degree of emphasis among postmodernists , ‘ a greater explicitness in the abandonment of mimetic claims , a more overt staging of narrative 's arbitrariness and lack of authority , a more open playfulness about fictionality ’ ( Brooks 1984 : 317 ) . |
| 13 | The drafting of the Convention brought out interesting differences between the common law and civil law countries as to the degree of acceptability of consuls and commissioners . |
| 14 | The first , such as poor climate , dry conditions , the genetic make-up of the tree , the nutrient status of the soil , background pollution and the degree of competition from neighbours , will predispose a tree to succumb to stress . |
| 15 | He was awarded the degree of MD per literas regias at Cambridge in 1669 , and became an honorary fellow of the London College of Physicians in 1680 . |
| 16 | Instead of using a fixed percentage , Cubbin and Leech argue that a shareholder or group of shareholders can be regarded as having control where it is likely that they would win a contested vote , but that this can be determined only by examining the degree of dispersal of shareholdings within the individual company concerned . |
| 17 | The degree of precision in objectives will depend on the intentions of the teacher , the experience of the student and the nature of the activities involved . |
| 18 | ‘ There 's certainly a degree of roughness with horses , ’ he admitted . |
| 19 | Nevertheless , until the end of his life Muldoon continued to command a significant degree of support among interventionists within the parliamentary caucus of the National Party , a factor which consistently served to undermine his leadership successors . |
| 20 | A mild degree of hairiness on arms , legs or upper lip , when the hair is very fine , not coarse , can be disguised by lightening with a cream bleach . |
| 21 | ‘ Recent experiments suggest that there exists an ‘ interconnectiveness ’ of the human mind with other minds and with matter — that the human mind may be able to obtain information independent of geography and time … ’ and concluded that ‘ … a general recognition of the degree of interconnectiveness of minds ( and matter ) could have far-reaching society and political implications for the nation and the world . ’ |
| 22 | Thus , if people achieve a fair degree of mastery over outcomes and have experience in controlling and manipulating the sources of reinforcement in their lives before they are exposed to uncontrollability , they should be more resilient to depression . |
| 23 | A recent paper by Norman , Quinn and Malin ( 1988 ) expresses concern as to the degree of involvement of nurses in the resource management process . |
| 24 | A high degree of involvement by members is essential for a healthy institute . |
| 25 | Classical criminology clearly allows for a loose association between antecedent variables and outcomes : the probability of crime varies according to the degree of rationality of individuals and the efficiency and consistency of the criminal justice system . |
| 26 | Blake also realised that , although horses have an extensive body language as well , there was still a much greater degree of communication between horses , and between himself and horses , than could be explained by sounds and signs . |
| 27 | The Building Societies Act 1986 conferred a greater degree of freedom on societies to compete with banks for loans and deposits in the personal sector and to offer a wider range of services . |
| 28 | Teachers were also asked to assess the extent to which these concepts or skills contributed to the HMI eight areas of experience and their degree of relevance to pupils in terms of getting a job ; personal development ; subject development ; leisure , and so forth . |
| 29 | Convergence ( not to be confused with phyletic convergence ) refers to the degree of resemblance of faunas in different regions increasing from an earlier to a later period , and divergence refers to the reverse phenomenon ( Fig. 18. 3 ) . |
| 30 | The developmental work of the Quality Assurance Unit ( mission statement , quality pointers , indicators of good practice , etc ) despite its excellence in content will be slow to take root in schools as there is a low degree of ownership by teachers in the material . |