first degree
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The study followed 381 first degree relatives of people with Crohn's disease.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 22, 2026
The number of places for Scottish students doing their first degree is capped in each university, due to constraints in Scottish government funding.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2025
According to CNN, "a charge of murder in the first degree is rare because it requires special elements related to the crime to be charged."
From Salon ● Dec. 17, 2024
They usually need a bioscience-related first degree, but that is not a pre-requisite.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2024
He entered Dartmouth college in 1805, and after passing through the usual course, received his first degree, with a high reputation among his teachers and classmates for industry, talent, and uncommon perseverance.
From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 3, October, 1851 by Various
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