People are moving in when they attain a certain degree of wealth, rather than the other way around.

During his education he attained degrees in several different fields.

This is not consistent with the usual four years required to attain such a degree.

It takes about 2 years of college to attain an associate degree in nursing.

She also attained a fair degree of political influence by controlling access to him.

The man went to school and attained a degree.

Over the millennia he had often attained his culture's highest degree of education.

The situation here has attained such a degree of violence that you need much stronger arms to combat it.

The average faculty member has 18 years of classroom experience, and more than half have attained advanced degrees.

The average faculty member has 18 years of classroom experience, with more than 20 percent having attained advanced degrees.