for the greatest part
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Nearly; well nigh; all but; for the greatest part.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Noah Webster
I sat up for the greatest part of several nights successively, and, before he suspected that his treatise was discovered, had completely mastered it.
From The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 5, May 1810 by S. C. (Stephen Cullen) Carpenter
The Champernownes are a very ancient and distinguished family, though Prince complains that their 'actions and exploits for the greatest part is devoured by time.'
From Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts by Rosalind Northcote
Below the citadel stood a palace, of gold for the greatest part, decorated with precious stones, and whose value might be esteemed at one-third of the world itself.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 by Various
The polar basin is hemmed in by the coast line of Europe, Asia, and America, in about latitude 70° north, for the greatest part of the entire circumference.
From Outlines of a Mechanical Theory of Storms Containing the True Law of Lunar Influence by Thomas Bassnett
