Agitprop has become an afterthought in American theater, and the issue of labor relations has largely receded from public consciousness.

It reflects the greatest potential nightmare of many Britons of the time, although the threat of German invasion had largely receded by that point.

At the same time, the effects of the earthquakes of September 1985 have largely receded.

The era of arson and abandonment has largely receded, and there are signs of renewal.

They called themselves Sendarians now, and I had largely receded into history books and folk-lore.

Steinbrenner, the team's principal owner, has largely receded into the background, keeping his vow to let General Manager Brian Cashman run the baseball operations.

Forty years after his death at the age of 65 from lung cancer - he was a heavy, lifelong smoker - the man himself has largely receded.

Critics contend, however, that this radicalism has largely receded since the 1970s and that Libé is no longer a truly left-wing newspaper.

The baritone horn has largely receded into the background in the concert band world of today.

By the time she was two years old, however, the condition, thought to be a form of dysplasia, had largely receded.