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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a lot somewhat" is not correct and does not make sense in written English.
It is contradictory because "a lot" implies a large quantity, while "somewhat" suggests a lesser degree.
Example: "I feel a lot somewhat confused about the instructions."
Alternatives: "quite a bit" or "somewhat significantly".
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The question for perceived mental stress was: "Do you experience stress in your job or your daily life?", for which the answers were "quite a lot", "a lot", "somewhat", and "a little".
Limitation questions are phrased, "To what extent do you feel limited in doing a particular task?" Each of the questions is graded on a five-point Likert scale ranging between 1 5 with the response options of "completely", "a lot," "somewhat," "a little," and "not at all,".
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Following the 8-week intervention, participants completed a Global Rating of Change scale (GRC) which asked them to rate their change in knee OA symptoms using a 5-point scale ("a lot worse," "somewhat worse," "no change," "somewhat better," "a lot better").
This was determined from the responses to the following question on the questionnaire: "Since you first began eating sport-caught fish from the Great Lakes, has the amount of fish that you have eaten each year increased a lot, increased somewhat, remained about the same, decreased somewhat or decreased a lot?" Quintiles of exposure were determined for each separate regression analysis.
The GRC was dichotomized into "no improvement" (corresponding to answers of "a lot worse," "somewhat worse" or "no change") and "improvement" ("somewhat better" or "a lot better").
Fewer respondents (76percentt) say higher education institutions contribute a lot or somewhat to graduates' personal enrichment and growth, while 72percentt believe a higher education contributes a lot or somewhat to advances in the personal wealth and success of individual graduates.
Eighty-three percent say higher education institutions contribute a lot or somewhat to scientific advances that benefit American society and the public good, while 73percentt say they contribute a lot or somewhat to national prosperity and development.
Meanwhile, 61percentt say college contributes a lot or somewhat to civic participation – considered by Drezner to be both a public and private good.
There are a lot of somewhat shady and questionably legal financial tech startups: one guy presents a company that gives "instant credit through your smartphone in 180 seconds minus the credit check".
A lot. Somewhat.
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