in a lower degree

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However, the tradeoff results in a lower degree of accuracy for larger step size, as illustrated in Figure 4.14.

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016

Other prelates rank with the above, but in a lower degree, notably the almoner and the various secretaries.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various

Not, as one would suppose, an acquittal, but, in nine cases out of ten, a conviction in a lower degree.

From Courts and Criminals by Train, Arthur Cheney

Probably; but aluminium is magnetic in a lower degree than iron, and its greater lightness might prove in its favour.

From A Trip to Venus by Munro, John

To the every-day pleasures of summer and the English fields Hunt brought in a lower degree the same alertness of perception and acuteness of enjoyment which in Keats were intense beyond parallel.

From Life of John Keats His Life and Poetry, his Friends, Critics and After-fame by Colvin, Sidney