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What's the meaning of "a matter of degree" here?
He was harsh, but fair, and there was a kind of evolutionary beauty in his competence. His carriage seemed different only by a matter of degree from the way our other sergeants and officers acted.
What's the meaning of "a matter of degree" here?
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15 feb 2013 01:50
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"Degree" means the extent to which he possessed those qualities. "Only by a matter of degree" implies the difference was small.
15 febbraio 2013
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Wu Ting
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Cinese (mandarino), Inglese, Francese
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Inglese
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