For this reason, though exceptionally rich in places, the alluvial diggings have never been either of great extent, or depth, or of general richness.
Round the granite base a belt of grass of no great extent may be found, for the most part dry and yellow, but in places green and fresh.
The culture of the vine and various fruits is carried on in the South-Western districts to a great extent--the soil, the climate, and the elevation all tending to give the best results.
These Dyaks cultivate a great extent of ground, and supply a good deal of rice to Sarawak.
The limestone mountains, though of great extent, seem to be entirely superficial, resting on a basis of basalt which in some places forms low rounded hills between the more precipitous mountains.
In South America the line is continued by the active volcanoes of Ecuador, Bolivia and Chile, but at many intermediate points in the chain of the Andes extinct volcanoes occur, which to a great extent fill up the gaps in the series.
Wright of Dublin talked to me about the "Natural History Review," which I believe to a great extent belongs to him, and wanted me to join in the editorship, provided certain alterations were made.
What think you of your grave, scientific brother turning out a ball-goer and doing the "light fantastic" to a great extent?
He found his students to a great extent lacking in the knowledge of general principles necessary to the comprehension of the special work before them.
The waves overflowed the land to a great extent; and by the effect of this eruption of the ocean the salt lake was converted into a gulf several miles in length.
That infamous traitor, displaying all his wonted activity, overran a great extent of country and captured Richmond, the capital, destroying great quantities of stores.
In a high degree; to a great extent; greatly; very.
The English Liturgy indeed gains by being compared even with those fine ancient Liturgies from which it is to a great extent taken.
The two bills had a common origin, and, to a great extent, a common object.
At length the passage was effected; and the troops found themselves in a valley of no great extent.
The truth is that the charges which the two parties brought against each other were, to a great extent, well founded, but that the blame which both threw on William was unjust.
By the priesthood will to a great extent be formed the character of the nobility and gentry of the next generation.
This reproach was subsequently to a great extent removed by his own labours.
The sultan of Air is to a great extent dependent on the chiefs of the Tuareg tribes inhabiting a vast tract of the Sahara to the north-west.
Showers of fine ash may be distributed over a wide area of country and will form thin layers of great extent.
Still in vigorous life, Mr. Hart has, to a great extent, retired from active business, his establishment being carried on mainly by his sons through adoption or marriage.
Briefs in all those cases were, to a great extent, prepared by Judge Willson.
Through his influence the use of the rod in the schools was to a great extent discontinued, while better order was secured.
Since the first day we met I have often recalled the words of my table companion: "Those we meet are, to a great extent, but reflections of ourselves.
This man was, to a great extent, an exception to the rule that I have just laid down.
Does not its appeal depend to a great extent on the listener's willingness to accept the theory that music is the language of the emotions and ONLY that?
Expression to a great extent is a matter of terms and terms are anyone's.
Creeks, probably of no great extent, joined the Lynd from the south side of all the hills we passed both yesterday and to-day.
To the northward, ranges rose beyond ranges, and to the eastward, the country seemed to be flat, to a great extent, and bounded by distant mountains.
They were Unio eaters to a great extent, judging from the heaps of shells we saw along the river; the species of Unio on which they lived, was much smaller than that we had observed on the Roper.
Even what is called a "life of thought" makes a similar demand to a great extent; it involves a narrowing of other interests; a departure from the conditions of ordinary practical life.
You may still wander through old orchards of native fruit of great extent, which for the most part went to the cider-mill, now all gone to decay.
When she enters on a clear field ofgreat extent in the heavens, and shines unobstructedly, he is glad.
There is an unexpected refinement about this scenery; level prairies of great extent, interspersed with elms and hop-fields and groves of trees, give it almost a classic appearance.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "great extent" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
