The struggle also draws on the Congress's desire to regain some control over the Government, which has been largely ceded to Mr. Yeltsin.

A careful planner, Mr. Bouygues had largely ceded day-to-day running of the group to Martin and other family members.

Congress has largely ceded insurance regulation to the states, and New York officials have tried to safeguard the industry's stability and protect consumers.

Still, American business has largely ceded the market to Japanese competitors.

The public has largely ceded these places to criminals.

The second was data and Internet services for business customers, an opportunity that AT&T had largely ceded to WorldCom and Sprint.

Yet the Big 3 automakers are turning some attention back to cars, a market they had largely ceded to foreign competitors, and to car-truck combos that have come to be called crossovers.

Late-night television, once largely ceded to NBC and Carson the Invincible, has become almost as hotly contested as prime time.

Mr. Dukakis has largely ceded the black vote to Mr. Jackson for most of the primary season.

America has now largely ceded heavy steelmaking to the Japanese.