certain degree
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcertainanddegree
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certain
adjective
uk/ˈsɜː.tən/us/ˈsɝː.tən/
having no doubt or knowing exactly that something is true, or known to be true, correct, exact, ...
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degree
noun
uk/dɪˈɡriː/us/dɪˈɡriː/
(an) amount or level ...
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(Definition ofcertainanddegreefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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This was, to acertaindegree, unavoidable.
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To acertaindegree, this is acknowledged by the authors.
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Their behavior was ' feminized ' to acertaindegree.
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I believe the answer, to acertaindegree, is yes.
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Beyond acertaindegreeof encryption, everything looks the same.
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The presence of the diamagnetic current requires acertaindegreeof ionization.
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In addition, census results are only accurate to acertaindegree.
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Acertaindegreeof centralized economic planning had been legitimated by the experience of war planning.
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I knew how to share acertaindegreeof understanding with patients.
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We found that all subjects improved to acertaindegree, although large individual differences were observed.
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To acertaindegreethey are the main work of these welfare homes now.
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Ultimately, the way the participants perceived their cancer shaped their coping efforts to acertaindegree.
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Generative grammar, on the other hand, has been subjected to acertaindegreeof formalization.
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To be sure, there is acertaindegreeof exaggeration in his statement.
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In other words, acertaindegreeof variability is to be expected for a while.
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In paying attention to broader processes of change, acertaindegreeof variation occurs.
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The author confesses to "acertaindegreeof arbitrariness" in his choices (p. xii).
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Nevertheless, once they were deployed, these forces had acertaindegreeof discretion.
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Two non-opponent cells are activated to acertaindegree, instantly.
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Most of the changes in manure management generally led to acertaindegreeof pollution swapping.
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The spouses' work was characterized by acertaindegreeof collaboration.
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It was considered that these neuropathological findings confer acertaindegreeof specificity to the disease.
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His university position, with tenure, provided support and acertaindegreeof liberty.
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That there could be acertaindegreeof correlation would not be surprising.
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In paying attention to broader processes of change, acertaindegreeof divergence occurs.
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