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
Harrietta	her-ee-ET-ə, har-ee-ET-ə	English (Rare)
Engelbert	ENG-el-bert (German)	German, Ancient Germanic
Clotho	-	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
ÉTienne	e-TYEN (French), e-TSYEN (Quebec French)	French
Ariel	AR-ee-əl (English), ER-ee-əl (English), AY-ree-əl (English)	Hebrew, English, French, Biblical, Biblical Greek
Renita	-	English