Sentence examples for largely given to from inspiring English sources

Loans grew by 42% last year, largely given to other state-owned firms and local authorities.

Sinclair Lewis, the son of a country doctor, would surely have thought not, and his Bildungsroman is largely given to the earnest young Arrowsmith's efforts to resist the lures of the profit motive, which keep getting in the way of the healer's mission.

With respect to migration, focus has been largely given to factors such as connectivity through air travel, and not to other aspects of effective migration related to conditions at the source and destination.

In "Fog Island" the old high jinks have largely given way to an urge to dive into mythic waters and tell a fateful tale inspired by Ungerer's years living along the Irish coast.

Mr. Bush held his news conference after a day largely given over to discussions on how to help the world's poorest nations, especially those in Africa.

That same top tier has been largely given over to VIP boxes, which are due to be sold to private business after the Olympics.

The introduction to Born Again, added after the wild success of its first few printings, is largely given over to explaining that Colson didn't mean to make the great deal of money off of it that he was making at the time.

However in a relatively short number of years, the initial problem-solving, managerial approach outlined above has largely given way to an interdisciplinary critique which seeks to problematize, engage with and unpack the apparently 'NIMBY' attitudes of public protestors.

In a narrative largely given over to thoughtful analysis of the agonies of adolescence, Robinson has to work hard to keep the two cases logistically distinct while exploring their thematic links.

While some industry remains, cargo ships have largely given way to cruise liners, and it's hard to imagine his streetwise stevedore compadres from "On the Waterfront" in the aisles at Ikea and Fairway.

And the widespread sense of desolation and despair, which seemed impossible to lift a quarter of a century ago, has largely given way to feelings of enthusiasm and community pride.