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Meanings of slow degrees in English

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Usage of slow degrees in English
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But the father probably found some relief in yielding by slow degrees.
The Duke's Children
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Those at the sides push back into the earth by slow degrees.
Under Fire: The Story of a Squad
3
This encyclopedic collection became accessible in Latin translations only by slow degrees.
Readings in the History of Education / Mediaeval Universities
4
According to the theory these instincts have been developed by slow degrees.
Evolution: An Investigation and a Critique
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By slow degrees times changed, and our literature changed with the times.
English Literature for Boys and Girls
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And he proceeded very prudently, only revealing the truth by slow degrees.
Fruitfulness
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However, Reed was conning the lesson steadily, learning it by slow degrees.
The Brentons
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The blood ceased to spurt by slow degrees, and, presently, stopped altogether.
Original Short Stories — Volume 10
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By slow degrees Sidonie sank to her former level, yes, even lower.
Fromont and Risler — Volume 3
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Thus, lagging as she walked, she by slow degrees reached her home.
The Rebel of the School
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Character is built up, for good or for evil, by slow degrees.
Expositions of Holy Scripture / Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter...
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Little by little, he claimed her body, filling her by slow degrees.
Once bitten, twice dead
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Then, by slow degrees, he forced himself to let go of the moment.
Patient Zero
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By slow degrees the colours of the Autumn woods dawned out of it.
Wilfrid Cumbermede
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By slow degrees the two armies closed with each other in deadly strife.
St. George for England
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By slow degrees that hope was extinguished in his lonely soul.
I.N.R.I.: A prisoner's Story of the Cross
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Slow degrees through the time
Slow degrees across language varieties
United Kingdom
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United States of America
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