| The quality of Mantchou has thus by degrees become a very costly affair, and many, of consequence, seek altogether to abnegate it. |
| She will allay your intoxication by gentle degrees, and send you sober home. |
| It is also common to speak of the degrees of the acetimeter as proof or over-proof. |
| By degrees they let the boat drop back till her bow was abreast of the ladder. |
| They've tried to improve their procedures, with varying degrees of success. |
| I should say that Altair is about five degrees from each of his companions. |
