The phrase "a degree of bitterness" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It describes a level or amount of bitterness, usually in a figurative sense. Example: "Despite their past conflicts, there was still a degree of bitterness between the two rival politicians."
Except, as it turns out, for the subjects themselves, several of whom reflect, with a degree of bitterness that may startle fans of the series, on how it has affected their lives.
And it provided a distraction that encouraged the Soviet Union to put down an uprising in Hungary in the same year.It also divided families and friends, at least in Britain and France, with a degree of bitterness that would not be seen in a foreign-policy dispute until the invasion of Iraq in 2003.
The lyrics reflect Harrison's uneasy feelings towards the Beatles' legacy, three years after their break-up, as well as a degree of bitterness at his perceived junior status to former bandmates John Lennon and Paul McCartney during the group's career.
On both sides, there would be a lot of open astonishment leavened with a goodly degree of bitterness from large chunks of the party's voters.
As regards the mood I found among our colleagues in France and Belgium, the general feeling is, as is also natural, a greater or lesser degree of bitterness against Germany whenever this is expressed, the deplorable Manifesto of the 93 always comes to the fore.
I had never experienced this level of antagonism, or the degree of bitterness and vitriol that almost bordered on hatred.
Different trees were selected for their degree of bitterness, which should be strong for medicinal use, but less so when used as a vegetable.
Supertasters are known to report heightened perception of bitterness when tasting 6n-propylthiouracil (PROP), and the degree of bitterness perceived is reported to be proportional to the density of fungiform papillae on the tongue [ 11].
Remember the bitterness you felt when it was used vindictively against you, so that when you wield power you will do it with a degree of authority coupled with grace.
Roasted lobster tail seemed complete with a smoky pimento broth that I would have happily drunk from a teacup, but then a server brought something extra, a tiny portion of tender claw meat under a wheel of burned sugar that went beyond caramel by several degrees of bitterness.
