28-Nov-2007, 07:27
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 Re: by and at large
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Originally Posted by blouen  His explanation for the gradual development of such complex systems certainly had its critics, but by and large his ideas were embraced because they helped to explain a great deal of the observable phenomena of our world
What does the text in bold mean? | "by and large" means to a large extent, to a large degree, largely, generally, as a whole, mostly, overall. |