41.  Tanya Tucker was presented to a large degree as a Lolita-like figure _ grown men were drooling over her.

42.  That attitude is to a large degree responsible for the success we've had around here."

43.  That growth depended to a large degree on his success in persuading multi-national firms to invest billions of dollars to set up manufacturing facilities in the country.

44.  The agreed-upon spending package also includes about $100 million in economic development measures to be controlled to a large degree by Pataki.

45.  The business of the pubs is -- to a large degree -- beside the point, analysts say.

46.  The deposition reinforced Jackson's belief that Microsoft broke the law, and to a large degree was why Jackson ordered the company broken in two.

47.  The early roles men and women assumed on the grasslands still, to a large degree, control our attitudes today.

48.  The game _ and the Patriots' season, to be blunt _ could well swing to a large degree on how well Carter does his job.

49.  The improvement of this product depended to a large degree, like any other business, on understanding the demographic and income profiles of its customers.

50.  The health of these companies hinges to a large degree on the strength of their leaders, including their boards of directors.