Interest rates remain low by historical standards, the spread between fixed and adjustable rates remains large, but expectations are widespread that all rates will soon increase - unless the current collapse of stock prices causes rates to drop again.
However, the uncertainty in these projections remains large.
Even then, Mr. Greenspan said, the discrepancy remains large.
The Islamists' constituency remains large and their organising power formidable.
The overlap between government and business remains large and murky.
The gap in the standard of living between indigenous and non-indigenous Canadians remains large.
The share of loans to affiliated companies, though declining, remains large.
It remains large — mammoth might be the better word — in her memory.
Otherwise, the need to borrow from abroad remains large, even as a weakening currency makes dollar-based debt less attractive.
Some of the proposals leaking out of the budget process indicate the gap between political rhetoric and policy remains large.
Downward movement is apparent, but the gap between that region and the rest of the developing world remains large.
