China's economic boom has largely bypassed this part of the country.

Urban renewal programs of the late 20th century largely bypassed the district for political reasons.

Even some business leaders admit the city's prosperity has largely bypassed poor blacks.

Modernity, though evident here and there, has largely bypassed the town core.

As a result, a real estate boom has helped city residents but largely bypassed the countryside.

The reform movement has largely bypassed the area of greatest need -big-city schools.

The real estate boom in the late 1990's largely bypassed the far East Side.

Until recently, economists had predicted that the economic downturn plaguing the rest of the nation would largely bypass Houston, the nation's energy capital.

The brunt of the storm largely bypassed Seattle and other major cities in western Washington.

In a spotty pattern, some schools improved, even though inner cities were largely bypassed by additional funds and educational gains.