Melathys remains largely absent until the end of the story.

The Clinton administration has been largely absent from this worldwide debate, diplomats say.

Until now, his campaign has been largely absent from the Iowa airwaves.

A market consensus, sometimes slow to develop, is largely absent for the moment.

He continued to be active during the 1980s, but was largely absent from the music scene in the 1990s.

State systems also have budget pressures that are largely absent from the federal system.

They even agreed on what not to bring up, so the crucial national security issue of narcotics was largely absent.

That vote from elsewhere appears to have been largely absent on Saturday, over two years after the storm.

The visionary language of past administrators was largely absent from his speech.

The style began to fade after the turn of the 20th century and was largely absent from new construction by the 1930s.