to a large extent

collocation in English

meaningsofto,largeandextent

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to
preposition
uk
/tuː/us
/tuː/
used before a verb to show that it is in ...
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large
adjective
uk
/lɑːdʒ/us
/lɑːrdʒ/
big in size ...
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extent
noun[S or U]
uk
/ɪkˈstent/us
/ɪkˈstent/
area or ...
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(Definition ofto,largeandextentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofto a large extent

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To alargeextentthe studies are connected with the church and churchyard.
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The approach is stimulating and to alargeextentconvincing, and definitely does deserve further consideration.
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Translation (unlike the law, accountancy, medicine, and to alargeextentpharmacy) is in many domains an unprotected profession.
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It is related to alargeextentto the non-stationary process of sheath formation.
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Since other herbivores determine to alargeextentthe availability of grasses, they are likely to influence the decision of elephants to feed on browse.
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Obviously the magnitude of its existence is to alargeextenta matter of appreciation.
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One possible reason for this is that positive input may already have exerted its influence to alargeextent.
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In addition, the ribotypes within serotype 2 were to alargeextentthe same in humans as in the other sources (shared subtypes).
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The identity of a nation consists, to alargeextent, of a common, mythical or historically shared culture.
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The effects of deterrence are determined to alargeextentby the objective state's measures and mainly by the taxpayers' subjective perceptions.
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It is still to alargeextenta matter of faith that they will deliver the goods.
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The clash of these two perspectives was to alargeextentresponsible for the highly emotional way in which the debate was led.
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To alargeextent, life here will still have been governed by traditional identities.
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Previous privatisation experiences had failed, to alargeextent, because of the lack of support from those social sectors.
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To obtain simulation results on real robots with acceptable performance is to alargeextentfounded on the accuracy of the simulations.
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The regional bases of support for the other parties show that these national elections were, to alargeextent, really local elections.
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Our results show that the assumption is to alargeextentcorrect that studying cases in general practices means studying the more severe cases.
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Most of these families depend, to alargeextent, on subsistence production and are found among the 66% group of ' rural poor'.
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