degree of maturity
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdegreeandmaturity
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degree
noun
uk/dɪˈɡriː/us/dɪˈɡriː/
(an) amount or level ...
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maturity
noun[U]
uk/məˈtʃʊə.rə.ti/us/məˈtʊr.ə.t̬i/
the quality of behaving mentally and emotionally like ...
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(Definition ofdegreeandmaturityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The work is entirely voluntary, covers a wide range of activities, and is permitted to boys and girls who have reached a sufficientdegreeofmaturityand responsibility.
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The fact that there has been no panic or chaos also reflects adegreeofmaturityamong the populace.
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However, all the methodologies do not have the samedegreeofmaturity.
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The live molluscs were taken to the laboratory and the different species were identified, the specimens were measured and theirdegreeofmaturitynoted.
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Thedegreeofmaturityexpressed in the adolescents' accounts of their friendships was associated with independent reports of overall good adjustment.
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An early emergence may have occurred when the host became immersed in the resin, but a certaindegreeofmaturitywould have been necessary for this to occur.
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Over the three years they have been showing an impressivedegreeofmaturity.
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Then the paragraph goes on: "and has attained an age anddegreeofmaturityat which it is appropriate to take account of its views".
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One saw the salmon being hatched out and being put into the rivers when they reached a certaindegreeofmaturity.
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It is because it is expected that he cannot have the samedegreeofmaturityand experience as a person over twenty-one.
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I regret that electors with thatdegreeofmaturityare not to be trusted to find their way through two questions rather than one.
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A man becomes a judge when he has shown his mettle and adegreeofmaturity.
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The work is entirely voluntary, covers a wide range of activities, and is permitted to boys and girls who have reached a sufficientdegreeofmaturityand responsibility.
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What is thedegreeofmaturity?
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But he regarded poetry as language's highestdegreeofmaturity, and wanted everyone to be susceptible to it.
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Understanding sorting is critical to making inferences on thedegreeofmaturityand length of transport of a sediment.
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The stepwise development of character determines large differences between individuals in their risk of psychopathology, as well as varying degrees of maturity and health.
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Within limits, wares fired at low temperatures for extended periods may develop adegreeofmaturitysimilar to that achieved by applying higher firing temperatures for shorter periods.
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Flechsig concentrated his anatomical research on the question of the cause and more exact characterization of the various degrees of maturity in cerebral nerve fibers.
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These specifications are in varying degrees of maturity and are maintained or supported by various standards bodies and entities.
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