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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121 He said he didn't like the president, but not to the extent of wanting to kill him.
122 This statement was important insomuch as it revealed the extent of their knowledge.
123 When the smoke cleared we saw the extent of the damage.
124 It's too early to assess the full extent of the damage.
125 To a certain extent, we are all responsible for this tragic situation.
126 The government sought to play down the extent of the problem.
127 It was and, to a large extent, still is a good show.
128 This was true in Madrid, and to a lesser extent, Valencia and Seville.
129 Within the extent of your knowledge, you are right. Ayn Rand 
130 To a considerable extent these aims are being achieved.
131 To that extent I would allow these appeals.
132 To the extent that he focused on Indochina at all,[www.Sentencedict.com] he was ambivalent.
133 The overall limit on the extent to which supplementary capital may be aggregated with reserves is also varied.
134 To the extent math refers to reality, we are not certain; to the extent we are certain, math does not refer to reality. Albert Einstein
135 Even though the authorities were unwilling to acknowledge the extent of the disaster, some Western aid was accepted.
136 Substitutes have been developed in the past but failed to absorb water to the extent that ivory does.
137 To a large extent these two approaches have been mutually exclusive, not to say antagonistic.
138 People's beliefs, to a large extent, determine how they will fare in life. Dr T.P.Chia
139 Your thoughts, beliefs and choices determine, to a large extent, your state of being happy or unhappy. Dr T.P.Chia
140 True knowledge is to know the extent of ones ignorance. Confucius
141 Three others in the Cadillac were airlifted or taken by ambulance to hospitals; the extent of their injuries was not available.
142 The acid test of a good leader is the extent to which they select a style to suit the circumstances.
143 Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance. Confucius
144 He apologised for having failed to assess the extent of corruption and abuse of power.
145 To some extent the advances made in our primary schools in the wake of the Plowden Report have been squandered.
146 The striking thing about the first term is the extent to which the major accomplishments were political rather than substantive.
147 To some extent this has been ameliorated by providing cookers on each of the wings.
148 Will we not have to make a decision in advance of what the extent of the motorway's influence has been?
149 To a large extent, the election has been fought on the airwaves, with both candidates delivering television advertisements attacking each other.
150 My mental health has deteriorated to such an extent that I had to be admitted to hospital and am currently on sedation.
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