But since 1950 Congress has largely declined the invitation.

George M. Cohan offered to buy the rights for $30,000, a proposition Rice declined largely because he did not believe Cohan could be serious.

The practice of illegally distilling liquor largely declined with the demise of dry laws in various counties around East Tennessee.

The institution of child marriage, once relatively widespread, largely declined as Bhutan modernized, and there were only remnants of the practice in the late twentieth century.

Last quarter Microsoft told financial analysts that the number declined largely because computer security concerns led to delays of purchases by corporate customers.

Hillforts largely declined in importance in the second half of the second century BCE, with many being abandoned.

But by 1950 cinema audiences were declining due largely to competition from the new rival - television.

Yesterday, council members largely declined to criticize the mayor's day on the links.

At the same time, the practice of mainstream Christianity largely declined, leading to a secularisation of public life.

He has also largely declined to use the lobbying of the business community as a tactical weapon against the unions.