But only because the degree of esteem in which he is held by music fans falls on the negative scale.
That is partly because the degree of secrecy surrounding what is still classified as a "black programme" has remained high.
There was an acceptance that it didn't really matter what the subject was because the degree itself said something about your value.
They attend either because the degree is a job requirement or because they've been seduced by the siren song "college for everyone".
At the London Olympics, Daley's final dive was marked down because the degree of difficulty wasn't as high as his rivals'.
And it's the last of these that sticks most in the craw, because the degree of over-representation is so extraordinarily intense.
"The difference from Menem is not going to be that great because the degree of freedom available to him as president is going to be limited," said Carlos Pérez, executive director of Fundación Capital, an economic consulting firm here.
He said that even after Baghdad fell, the Iraqi military could not have been invited back to barracks because "the degree of the looting in military installations in Iraq is really hard to imagine".
And because the degree to which a particular wavelength of light is absorbed depends on the type of tissue and, in the case of blood, on whether it is oxygenated or deoxygenated, there is, in effect, a natural contrast agent.
Because the degree of invasion of the patient differs between routes, the balance between simplicity, aesthetic appeal, and efficacy of the various routes needs to be considered.
Agencies limit the amount of RAP because the degree of blending between the RAP and the virgin materials is not known.
