Example sentences of "largely [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Capped at Under 21 level for England , Andy 's powerful and creative displays have stood the Palace in fine stead and he has again become a great favourite with our supporters , while his long-throw technique , developed largely during our first season back in the top flight , added another potent weapon to our armoury . |
| 2 | They cover mainly the period since 1950 in order to allow for the full return to peacetime economic conditions which occurred largely during the reconstruction period after 1945 . |
| 3 | The marketing drive is their latest attempt to commercialise space and earn hard currency , Until now any deals have been largely through the Soviet Space Agency , Glvacosmos . |
| 4 | Oil exploration in most promising regions is virtually prohibited by government edict , largely through the pressure of environmental extremists ( with whom you seem to agree ) . |
| 5 | S&P has expanded largely through joint ventures and acquisitions . |
| 6 | Attendance at attachment courts and the Forest Eyre , the unpaid duties imposed upon verderers , regarders and agisters , the multifarious penalties inflicted on those who broke the Forest law , all constituted a heavy burden upon the forest inhabitants , especially when the Crown exploited the Forest system as a significant source of revenue , largely through fines and amercements . |
| 7 | ITALY is one of the world 's best markets for diesel cars , largely through an enlightened taxation policy , which means that Fiat 's domestic diesel success is not mirrored here . |
| 8 | London in the 1950s suffered horrendous ‘ smogs ’ ( smoky fogs ) largely through burning coal in domestic grates ; the one of 1952 had an estimated pH of 1.6 , which made it more acid than lemon juice . |
| 9 | Corman 's Little Shop of Horrors became a cult classic largely through its star — not Nicholson , but a plant that thrived on human flesh . |
| 10 | We have been able to examine these largely through inference alone , but our information does seem to support Curtice and Steed 's view of the ‘ denationalisation of British politics ’ . |
| 11 | The essence of pristine Labour policy had of course , and largely through the influence of Tawney , found its way into the official Hadow Report of 1926 : ‘ Selection by differentiation takes the place of selection by elimination . ’ |
| 12 | Its success must have been largely through her efforts if it is true that Frederick was often away from home . |
| 13 | If this is to be done , despite the number who are brought up in other religions , it is reasonable to do it largely through the medium of Christianity , simply because Christianity exists as an institution in this country , and is by no means dead . |
| 14 | Largely through these four energy giants but with a significant contribution through the United Arab Emirates , the Middle East accounts for proven reserves of 50.4 billion tonnes of oil and the gas equivalent of 20 billion tonnes of oil . |
| 15 | He was soon arrested , largely through the efforts of Tom Poole 's father , and was sentenced to be hanged in chains . |
| 16 | Firstly , the illness tends to afflict the very old , the group most likely — largely through widowhood — to be living alone . |
| 17 | Their conformity to convention was developed largely through fear of punishment ( which often meant physical punishment ) . |
| 18 | In the 1880s , however , working-class boys began to be recruited , largely through clubs associated with University Settlement Houses and Public School Missions . |
| 19 | While it is through the physical senses that we experience the world , it is largely through our emotions that we interpret it and our relationship to it . |
| 20 | The wealth of the West has been accomplished largely through applying the beliefs of Christianity to everyday life . |
| 21 | Success in education has come largely through a process of social indoctrination ; if the young person has been brought up in a supportive home which was valued education and encouraged the youngster to stick at the work in order to pass through the hoops which lead to higher education and the professional occupations , the young person has very often done well at school . |
| 22 | The various projects just described have investigated , and some are still investigating , the opportunities , the possibilities and the problems of information use and information skills , largely through assignments and projects in schools . |
| 23 | The national clearinghouses co-operate to some extent but largely through exchanges of information and teaching material . |
| 24 | Revolutions occur from time to time in nearly every field of science , and I believe that such a revolution is occurring in medicine — largely through the impact of complementary medicine . |
| 25 | The theory that predicts the existence of the W and Z particles evolved largely through attempts to understand the weak nuclear force . |
| 26 | ‘ Within the space of a few years THE PENGUIN GUIDE has become something of an institution , its status earned largely through a cheerful , informative ‘ plain speaking ’ style , copious entries , and attractive reader-friendly presentation ’ — Classic CD |
| 27 | It is , however , largely through its parliamentary performance , and particularly through the Lobby , that the images of government and opposition are mediated to the electorate via the Press and few today would question the influence of the Press in determining the fortunes of government . |
| 28 | Dedicated kite flyers had been aware of the Sanjo Rokkaku for ages , largely through Tal Streeter 's excellent book The Art of the Japanese Kite ( Weatherhill , New York 1974 ) in which he vividly described a visit to Toranosuke Watanabe , the Shirone kite maker who specialised , as did generations of his family before him , in making these hexagonal Rokkaku fighters . |
| 29 | Lee Sedgwick 's party piece involves self-launching a quad-line ‘ Revolution ’ javelin fashion , snatching the lines into tension and flying a routine largely through sheer manpower , then concluding in the reverse of the opening by catching the kite from a stall ! |
| 30 | Each frame of reference is constructed largely through cultural influences . |