degree of perfection

collocation in English

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degree
noun
uk
/dɪˈɡriː/us
/dɪˈɡriː/
(an) amount or level ...
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perfection
noun[U]
uk
/pəˈfek.ʃən/us
/pɚˈfek.ʃən/
the state of being complete and correct in ...
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(Definition ofdegreeandperfectionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdegree of perfection

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The successive counterparts rise through all finite degrees of perfection.
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Thedegreeofperfectionin each case corresponds to psychic abilities and only spirits or reasonable animals are able to grasp the ideas of both the world and its creator.
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There are on one level degrees of perfection or development; and at the same time there is affinity by descent between the existents belonging to the level.
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The goal seems to be to learn all material to an equaldegreeofperfection, and as a result students lose interest.
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Has not our study shown us to whatdegreeofperfectionhygiene-social as well as individual-had been driven?
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Each state of the soul has adegreeofperfectionthat corresponds to the degree to which the specific excellences of the soul are realized by that state.
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Every one of the cells composing such an animal, has retained its primitive properties, giving them a higherdegreeofperfectionby division of labor and by selection.
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It requires a high degree of skill and an even higherdegreeofperfection.
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Although it may be argued that, in context, the provisions did not demand thisdegreeofperfection, the amendments will put the point beyond doubt.
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The result was that we have been accustomed to adegreeofperfectionwhich was the result of his unremitting attention and forethought.
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Is thisdegreeofperfectionat the present moment due to this gradual increase of militarisation?
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Art, learning, poetry, and the writing of history reached a highdegreeofperfectionin the many monasteries.
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This level emphasizes performance with a highdegreeofperfection.
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The masonry of the buildings shows an astonishingdegreeofperfection, where many of the immense structures survived the 1975 earthquake more or less intact.
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This constant application carried agriculture to a considerabledegreeofperfection, and soon reduced it into an art.
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They were especially educated by their father for quartet work, and were conceded to have brought the art of string quartet playing to adegreeofperfectionpreviously unknown.
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A further development showed itself in the production of portrait medals in bronze, which reached a highdegreeofperfectionand engaged the attention of many celebrated artists.
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The few preserved specimens make it possible to note thedegreeofperfectionof these first watches, result of a successful union between artistic research and the technical skill.
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