Similar words: to some extent, extend, extended, extension, extensive, external, tent, patent. Meaning: [ɪk'stent] 
n. 1. the point or degree to which something extends 2. the distance or area or volume over which something extends.
n. 1. the point or degree to which something extends 2. the distance or area or volume over which something extends. 
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91 The car was damaged to such an extent that it couldn't be repaired.
92 The extent of the damage could not have been foreseen.
93 It is too early to assess the full extent of the damage.
94 There was a lot of conjecture as to the extent of her wealth.
95 Its success will depend to a large extent on local attitudes.
96 Larry didn't linger over his work completely, but he did linger over it to some extent.
97 Sales have fallen badly this year, to the extent that we will have to close some of our shops.
98 Until he saw the trapped wagons and animals, he did not realize the full extent of the catastrophe.
99 I like modern art to a certain extent/degree, but I don't like the really experimental stuff.
100 He had withdrawn from the company of his friends to an alarming extent.
101 He explored the wound with his finger,[http://sentencedict.com/extent.html] trying to establish its extent.
102 All mothers share to some extent in the tension of a wedding.
103 Considering the extent of his injuries he's lucky to be alive.
104 He had changed to such an extent that I no longer recognized him.
105 To what extent do you think he's aware of the problem?
106 It was a terrible shock to discover the full extent of the problem.
107 Women do not indulge in crime to the same extent as men.
108 People no longer live in small communities to the same extent as they used to.
109 However, the evidence is thin and, to some extent, ambiguous.
110 Some people hold their beliefs very strongly, even to the extent of being prepared to go to prison for them.
111 Alcoholics are notorious for their ability to deceive themselves about the extent of their problem.
112 To a large extent the life you have depends on who your parents were; it's just the luck of the biological draw.
113 Violence increased to the extent that residents were afraid to leave their homes.
114 It's still not clear to what extent this criticism is originating from within the ruling party.
115 Their commitment was only to maintain the extent of forests, not their biodiversity.
116 I stretched that piece of elastic to its fullest extent.
117 However much you plan an expedition like this, you still have to trust to luck to a certain extent.
118 When the paper bag was blown out to its full extent, it burst.
119 They don't admire his new technique greatly, but they admire it to some extent.
120 Ethiopia and, to a lesser extent/degree, Kenya will be badly affected by the drought.
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