Not surprisingly, the institute seems to exist largely beyond public consciousness.

The question of Jewish identity, after all, exists largely as a matter of contradiction and debate.

The illegal subletters - no one knows how many there are - exist largely because of economics.

But in practice, as the interregional group has learned, the legislators must fight for powers now existing largely on paper.

Unlike the forces, they worked and often largely existed, alone.

The work was very popular, but now exists largely in fragmentary form.

Literary agents exist largely to provide services to authors.

Cosmetics exist largely to aid in attempts to diminish the effects of age.

The characters other than Jonathan exist largely to comment on and set off his solipsism.

Tim sees a marriage that long ago went wrong and now exists largely as cold hostility.