Sentence examples similar to Proceeding by degrees from inspiring English sources

(The author has the perfection of circles on his mind: it's a 360-page book; each narrator proceeds by degrees).

While Mr. Meshal says Islam allows only a long-term truce with Israel, Hamas officials closer to Prime Minister Haniya believe that a formal peace deal is possible, especially if negotiations can begin out of the spotlight and proceed by degrees.

Eclipses and retrograde planets mean things don't turn out as expected; proceed by exacting degrees.

He directed that the torture be light at first, referring to the use of manacles, but more severe if necessary, authorising the use of the rack: "the gentler Tortures are to be first used unto him et sic per gradus ad ima tenditur [and so by degrees proceeding to the worst]".

FASHION happens by degrees.

"This changes by degrees," Mr. Lee said.

He reveals his soft side by degrees.

Well, yes, but only by degrees.

Psychopathy occurs by degrees, he explains.

He got into it by degrees.

By degrees, the Missouri began to turn.