1.  Although his values were largely congruent with the mainstream, this stance was also a requirement of his job.

2.  Any playoff aspirations could largely depend on how well they do on their home court, thus making a good showing in this home stand critical.

3.  Any such merger is being largely driven by competitive pressures.

4.  Defining itself largely by the Bible and Talmud, the ultra-Orthodox world rejects much of modern culture as corrupting.

5.  Designed to advise the state's government agencies on affirmative action hiring, the panels are staffed largely by women and minorities.

6.  Denver's return to clean-air status has come largely through efforts to reduce ozone, carbon monoxide and soot.

7.  Designers of the new American suburbs, which were created as havens, say they have largely ignored or avoided one volatile segment of the population _ teen-agers.

8.  Delegates, who could often fit in a single hotel, debated arcana of tariff tables and export subsidies and were largely ignored by the world press.

9.  Cuomo relied largely on accusations by former Partnership workers and other witnesses reported last April, and on testimony at a City Council hearing.

10.  Delta Air Lines Inc. warned this month that revenue in its fiscal fourth quarter would fall below earlier expectations, largely due to a slowdown in business travel.