in large measure
idiom
: not entirely but mostly : largely
The economy is based in large measure on farming.
Examples of in large measure in a Sentence
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The Bronx Bombers have a certain level of cache, in large measure thanks to their 27 World Series titles.
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2024
But this is in large measure because of state injections into sectors serving the war and social payments to its participants.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 1 Dec. 2023
Both Ortiz and Al-Alim remain strong contenders in large measure because of money spent on their behalf.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 29 Feb. 2024
America's future as a nation in large measure depends on solving the immigration problem.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
Of course, if government spending takes an increasing share of the economic pie, something must decrease, and, in large measure, that has been investment, which is vital to growth.
—Douglas Carr, National Review, 7 Feb. 2024
That the country has defied those predictions is in large measure attributable to its constitution, a remarkably imaginative and capacious document that stands as one of the great achievements of the postwar era.
—Vaibhav Vats, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2024
That means oversized houses are less popular than in the past, in large measure due to cost.
—Ellen James Martin, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
The former discourages businesses from making big investments all at once, the opposite of what Biden wanted to achieve and in large measure did achieve with his reshoring policy.
—Karl W. Smith, Twin Cities, 20 Jan. 2024
Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2024
But this is in large measure because of state injections into sectors serving the war and social payments to its participants.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 1 Dec. 2023
Both Ortiz and Al-Alim remain strong contenders in large measure because of money spent on their behalf.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 29 Feb. 2024
America's future as a nation in large measure depends on solving the immigration problem.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
Of course, if government spending takes an increasing share of the economic pie, something must decrease, and, in large measure, that has been investment, which is vital to growth.
—Douglas Carr, National Review, 7 Feb. 2024
That the country has defied those predictions is in large measure attributable to its constitution, a remarkably imaginative and capacious document that stands as one of the great achievements of the postwar era.
—Vaibhav Vats, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2024
That means oversized houses are less popular than in the past, in large measure due to cost.
—Ellen James Martin, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
The former discourages businesses from making big investments all at once, the opposite of what Biden wanted to achieve and in large measure did achieve with his reshoring policy.
—Karl W. Smith, Twin Cities, 20 Jan. 2024
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