Sentence examples for largely lay from inspiring English sources

The techniques largely lay dormant until the 1970s, when a new generation of photographers took up older styles.

As for our becoming cyborgs, three experts we convened for our Conversation largely lay the fear to rest.

The Brotherhood's members are largely lay professionals, not clergymen, and instinctively shrink from handing clerics too much power.

Thus, the followers of Ramanuja, referred to as Shrivaishnavas (worshippers of Vishnu and his consort Lakshmi), are largely lay, high-caste Hindus.

A largely lay group that had the reputation of being the most-precise interpreters of the law, the Pharisees believed in the resurrection of the dead.

He is in charge of a largely lay order, dating to the Crusades in the 11th century, of 30,000 members, half of them in North America, and his ornate title essentially means he is the pope's representative to Catholics in the Holy Land — a diplomatically sensitive job given Middle East politics.

"Prattsville," the governor said, referring to a small Catskills town that largely lies in ruins.

But for all the praise of his tone, Auster's appeal largely lies in his storytelling.

Semi-submersible A broad platform provides stability by largely lying below the sea surface and using water as ballast.

That this could happen in a city that still largely lies in ruins is both sad and grotesque.

The fault largely lies with developing country governments that are often content to accept whatever donors propose rather than try to set their own agenda.