to a certain degree

Somewhat; partly; in a limited way or to a limited extent. Your essay would be improved to a certain degree by tidying up your paragraphs, but your topic on the whole has some fundamental problems. Our administration is willing to negotiate to a certain degree, but we aren't ready to make any significant changes to the legislation.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Thelonius	-	Various
Pontius	PAHN-shəs (English), PAHN-tee-əs (English)	Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin, Biblical
Gijsbert	KHIES-bərt	Dutch
Leonia	-	Late Roman
VÉRonique	ve-ro-NEEK	French
Cissy	SIS-ee	English