en gran parte

= largely, in large part, in large measure, for the most part, to a great extent, to a great degree

Ex. The reason for its popularity was largely that it was based upon a principle of conformity in essentials, and freedom in details.

Ex. Only journals published in the USA and devoted exclusively or in large part to the literature of social gerontology are described here.

Ex. Despite their weight of numbers, nurses have not been accorded a pre-eminent place in hospitals, and in large measure they continue to rely on medical libraries for their information needs.

Ex. Only one fact holds true in all catalog worlds: library users -- despite their great personal differences and interests -- are, for the most part, expected to negotiate their own way through whatever catalog is presented to them.

Ex. To a great extent, these are self-explanatory reasons.

Ex. To a great degree, it is the faculty that make the Stanford psychology program so reputable.

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= largely, in large part, in large measure, for the most part, to a great extent, to a great degree

Ex: The reason for its popularity was largely that it was based upon a principle of conformity in essentials, and freedom in details.

Ex: Only journals published in the USA and devoted exclusively or in large part to the literature of social gerontology are described here.

Ex: Despite their weight of numbers, nurses have not been accorded a pre-eminent place in hospitals, and in large measure they continue to rely on medical libraries for their information needs.

Ex: Only one fact holds true in all catalog worlds: library users -- despite their great personal differences and interests -- are, for the most part, expected to negotiate their own way through whatever catalog is presented to them.

Ex: To a great extent, these are self-explanatory reasons.

Ex: To a great degree, it is the faculty that make the Stanford psychology program so reputable.