Sentence examples for were largely built from inspiring English sources

But Britain's existing railways were largely built by private companies, whose backers eventually lost their shirts.

Cities predating 1900 were largely built with animal labor and designed for animal agriculture.

In contrast, areas like Los Angeles, New York and Washington were largely built up, and developers had to go far from the city to find raw land.

These subterranean lines were largely built on the bed of the defunct Morris Canal, which was drained in the 1920's.

The Spurs were largely built through the draft and trades, and most of their players are not from the continental United States.

Joe Rospars, the chief digital strategist for Obama's 2008 and 2012 campaigns, said voter coalitions were largely built in casual settings – away from the national stage and its 24/7 media scrutiny.

Tourism is largely built around continuing indigenous culture.

Even fewer of us, I suspect, realize that Nassau Hall itself was largely built with Scottish money.

"The stone from which Venice is largely built, for example, came largely from Istria.

His record is largely built on compromise and his ability to build coalitions with conservative Democrats.

Wired networks are largely built out, and need relatively modest new capital.