A planned protest in Abaseen Square was largely thwarted, though about 60 protesters managed to march into the square before being dispersed.

Further growth in the 18th and 19th centuries was largely thwarted by the municipality's failure to undergo population growth as so many places did at this time.

And a third defense of poverty policy is that it has been thwarted by events largely beyond its control.

Japanese efforts to secure more positive and large-scale joint support for the yen were thwarted largely by West German-led opposition.

These were largely thwarted by his physical condition and psychological immaturity, resulting in his being rejected from the officer training program he applied to.

Attempts by march organizers in Egypt and Jordan to reach their countries' borders with Gaza and Israel, respectively, were largely thwarted by domestic security forces.

Consequently, many of the seeds land close to where the diners collected them and the plants' purpose is largely thwarted.

The explosion of image spam this year has largely thwarted that approach.

Attempts to stage public events and protests commemorating the 21st anniversary in Beijing's Tiananmen Square have been largely thwarted by Chinese authorities, activists said.

He was largely thwarted though by the weakness of the ships under his command.