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The phrase "a poor degree" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a low level of achievement or quality, often in the context of academic qualifications or performance.
Example: "Despite his efforts, he graduated with a poor degree, which limited his job opportunities."
Alternatives: "a low degree" or "an inadequate degree".
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However, verification of the p-value by utilising Baker's equation demonstrated a poor degree of accuracy (±0.574) and bias (mean difference=0.134, ±0.078).
She gained a poor degree, excusing herself that she had been too busy with politics to study well.The 1930s were a miserable time for a socialist.
Several hundred members of the Yale faculty protested about honouring someone they referred to as a "mediocre man" – Bush had graduated from Yale with a poor degree and could boast of few intellectual distinctions.
This neuroleptanalgesic combination induces moderate respiratory depression and a poor degree of muscle relaxation.
This clearly indicated a poor degree of axo-dendritic differentiation at this stage in serum free pure neuronal cultures, unlike cultures based on methods such as Banker's, where co-cultured astrocytes provide neurons with the necessary trophic support for early axo-dendritic differentiation [32], [33].
A Bland Altman plot (Fig 2) showed a poor degree of agreement between the methods.
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When she failed to get into her preferred programs — English and forestry — she read philosophy and "ended up with a very poor degree, a third".
These results strengthen our reported outcomes compared to other studies, where a rather poor degree of correlation has been reported for some miRNAs [30].
According to Monserud (1990) the overall-kappa of 0.183 indicates a "very poor" degree of agreement.
Studies in South Asians (Indians, Pakistanis and Bangladeshis) suggest a very poor degree of knowledge regarding CHD and its risk factors.
Table 3 also shows a moderate to poor degree of correlation of pH with Ca2+ and Cl− during both monsoon periods.
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