to an acceptable degree

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If that pilot is deemed wanting, but to an acceptable degree, more episodes are ordered and the show is scheduled.

From Slate • Nov. 17, 2015

A. Well, to an acceptable degree, we'll prove this.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is an undebatable fact that informal entertainments are always more enjoyable than those that are strictly formal, and the easy harmony of the garden party is certainly informal to an acceptable degree.

From Book of Etiquette, Volume 2 by Watson, Lillian Eichler