Detachment provides perspective, which in turn permits a certain amount of pattern recognition.
I've steeled myself to face a certain amount of sacrifice, effort and hardship if that's what it takes to fulfill my dream.
It is necessary to do some exercise every day.
Wind energy has been used to some extent in many countries.
She accepted the proposal to a certain degree.
She can be trusted to some degree.
She speaks Japanese to some extent.
Their efforts made the situation better to a certain degree.
He has not become rich, but he had a certain measure of success.
He was, to some degree, satisfied with the result.
He says he has achieved his goal to a certain extent.
You can trust him to some degree but not wholly.
You can believe his report to a certain degree.
What he says is true to some extent.
What he said applies, to a certain extent, to this case.
His opinion is right to some extent.
The earth's ecosystem is to some extent self-correcting, so it is also possible that the effects are being masked by other changes.
The governor compromised on the subject to a certain degree.
I am satisfied with my life in college to a certain extent.
I can understand this problem to some extent.