About five o'clock in the afternoon the tide began to rise, but, at the same time, the leak increased to a most alarming degree.

The charred timbers were tilting to an alarming degree, ready to crash into the basement.

Further conversation became difficult, as they struck a rough part of the road, where the vehicle swayed and jolted to an alarming degree.

I always longed, and failed, to see Bausch's work when she was alive; but now, to an alarming degree, my wish has been granted.

After that event, continuing movements of objects around inside Janus had caused the imbalance forces to begin building up, but not to any alarming degree.

Iranians were experiencing change to an alarming degree; they could not respond to the old rites and symbols in the same way.

Even so, it seemed to be rising in pitch to an alarming degree.

The other is that the warnings it does issue have so far proven unfounded, and to some degree unduly alarming.

So that is lacking to an alarming degree in today's websites.

These sectors use illegal labour to an alarming degree.