1.  Dismissing charges that the FEC had opened loopholes for soft money, he said, "To a large degree, we did what the sponsors wanted."

2.  Euro RSCG was an attractive partner because it affords its agencies a large degree of independence, he added.

3.  For now, Netanyahu's political fate depended to a large degree on whether he is indicted.

4.  For these pioneers, practicing e-commerce takes a combination of business smarts, capital, technology and a large degree of risk-taking, say information technology experts.

5.  From then to 1963, the City Ballet was to a large degree Kirstein's company more than Balanchine's.

6.  H.G. Prodigiousness, whatever else it may be, is to a large degree socially determined.

7.  He invented the profession of landscape architect and to a large degree planned the American landscape itself.

8.  How a campaign is understood determines, to a large degree, the outcome.

9.  If the investigation concludes without allegations against Netanyahu, the aftermath is likely to depend to a large degree on public reaction.

10.  I'm sure to a large degree it won't actually sink in until we see him home."