Usage of "by and large"

Portuguese

As a rule; usually.

Usage of by and large in English

Now the African American community doesn't by and large accept this argument. 
 The new yorker 

But by and large, this remains a national security operation, Lenku said. 
 The South African 

And, by and large, the city's 14 million people answered the call. 
 The Irish Times 

Yet by and large, they don't, as the Ring Magazine story demonstrates. 
 The Guardian 

The group's performance since then has, by and large, vindicated that view. 
 The Guardian 

The damp didn't help, but by and large the blocks protected them. 
 The Naked God 

I had been able to find ways to cheat, by and large. 
 Death masks 

Businesses have, by and large, behaved well and abided by the rules. 
 Independent.ie 

But by and large, the trend would be downwards from this month. 
 Reuters 

We by and large sort of know what to do about it. 
 Radio NZ 

Teenagers, by and large, don't want to be clones of their parents. 
 The Guardian 

But by and large, laboring families like Charlie's could get unheard-of wages. 
 New york: the novel 

The people we encountered in them were, by and large, from Oklahoma. 
 The new yorker 

You may get the odd one but by and large you won't. 
 The Irish Times 

In other words, taking it by and large, George felt pretty good. 
 A Damsel in Distress 

It is, by and large, polite -a warm and welcoming host. 
 Radio NZ 

Translations for by and large

Portuguese

Meanings of by and large in English