See extent on Wiktionary
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"text": "The US and, to a lesser extent, Britain have controlled the meeting."
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"text": "I think our success will depend, to a certain extent, on getting enough money."
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"You use \"to an extent\" to explain how true something is or how much it happens."
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"text": "Now he could see the full extent of the island, stretching away to the south."
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"text": "The purpose of this study was to assess the extent of alcohol use among the community college student population."
},
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"text": "The buildings were still burning and the extent of the damage is not yet known."
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