degree of comfort

collocation in English

meaningsofdegreeandcomfort

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degree
noun
uk
/dɪˈɡriː/us
/dɪˈɡriː/
(an) amount or level ...
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comfort
noun
uk
/ˈkʌm.fət/us
/ˈkʌm.fɚt/
a pleasant feeling of being relaxed and free ...
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(Definition ofdegreeandcomfortfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Palliative measures: in selected patients, a series of measures aimed at offering a certain degreeofcomfortor facilitating the management of incontinence may be used.
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In addition, the music therapist observes the level of pain,degreeofcomfortwith feelings, and the abilities to cope with sensory, cognitive, emotional, and social stimulation.
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Since the end of the war, 29 modern airmen's barrack blocks, each housing 100 airmen, in a highdegreeofcomfort, have been completed.
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That is the only feature of this measure which gives us even a minordegreeofcomfort.
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Commanding officers have authority, in cases where the normal scale is insufficient, to issue the extra fuel necessary to secure a reasonabledegreeofcomfort.
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This aspect of the corporation's regulatory function also provides adegreeofcomfortto private lenders—something upon which they have frequently commented favourably.
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Passenger traffic facilities are overstrained, and the buying public are unable to move about with anydegreeofcomfort.
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Commuters want to travel in adegreeofcomfortand not in overcrowded conditions.
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They realise that the bus will not provide them with the samedegreeofcomfortas they are used to enjoying in their cars.
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I have two additional comments, one of which provides a smalldegreeofcomfortor encouragement.
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But it is not sufficient to be a model employer, to pay a higher rate of wages and give the greatestdegreeofcomfort.
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I do not look forward to that with anydegreeofcomfort.
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It gives them adegreeofcomfort, and a warm feeling about this dreadful habit.
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Thedegreeofcomfortwhich we have been able to provide is, of course, far below what we all of us would have wished.
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Only when he has become, as it were, acclimatised to the putrid atmosphere can he go on with somedegreeofcomfortduring the week.
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At least people can watch professional football matches in a greaterdegreeofcomfort.
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It must give a large measure of protection, a reasonabledegreeofcomfort, absolute dryness, good lighting, ventilating, and heating where necessary.
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It offers a greaterdegreeofcomfortand convenience than that which they can get on our existing bus services.
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The lowest paid private is unable to leave his family with anydegreeofcomfort.
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He must pay for the essential commodities which bring adegreeofcomfortand which help him to achieve a reasonable standard of living.
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