1.   In the Tokugawa period it enjoyed some autonomy, and was permitted a certain degree of self-reliance and self-government.

2.   Sometimes all varieties of a language except one are stigmatized to a certain degree.

3.   To a certain degree, the rush to get on line boils down to simple economics.

4.   To a certain degree, this was inevitable.

5.   To a much lesser degree, retailing May share some such characteristic.

6.   It usually takes a great deal longer than is originally planned and hence, to a lesser degree in most cases, a larger amount of resources.

7.   Erm to a certain degree.

8.   And if it gets to a certain degree, it comes back to hurt the children.

9.   And even normal mice lost body fat to a lesser degree, he said Wednesday.

10.   And to a certain degree, at least, that detente was holding Monday, with representatives of Pacific Lumber expressing sorrow and anger at the vandalism.