Largely a self-taught musician, he reportedly began composing at the age of four.

Largely self-taught, Montgomery is often thought of as just a blues pianist, but he was an important blues pianist with an original style.

Largely self-taught, by age fifteen, Carter was already sitting in at Harlem night spots.

Largely self-taught, Homer began his career working as a commercial illustrator.

Largely self-taught, he devoted himself to the study of hieroglyphics and Coptic.

Largely self-taught, he began his career at Tbilisi and the Imperial Opera, St. Petersburg in 1894.

Largely self-taught on the violin, he joined a small string orchestra of Michael Pamer at about the same time as Johann Strauss I did, although he decided to venture into the music business himself and partnered with Karl and Johann Drahanek, forming a quartet that bore his name.

Largely self-taught as an artist, he began producing competent landscapes, as well as scenes of Indian life, based on his notebooks he filled while traveling and on his personal memories and feelings.

Largely self-taught, he believes in layering rhythm rather than a heavy drum layer, since he believes in simplicity, not technical wizardry, thus becoming the backbone of the solid sound that the band has.

Largely self-taught, his career began as a political cartoonist for the Ohio State Journal in the late 1920s.

Largely self-taught ( as a youth, he received no formal education beyond the old backwoods field school ), he was interested in practical education.

Largely complete by 1230, the castle was of typical Norman courtyard design, with a central square without a keep, bounded on all sides by tall defensive walls and protected at each corner by a circular tower.

Largely outnumbered, the Prussian army was crushed at Jena-Auerstedt in 1806 ; Napoleon captured Berlin and went as far as Eastern Prussia.

Largely because of Songhai's influence, there was a blossoming of Islamic learning and culture.

Largely to allow secure communications between Roosevelt and Churchill, the SIGSALY system of digital encryption was devised.

Largely because of that reputation, William was able to take the British crowns when many were fearful of a revival of Catholicism under James.

Largely due to his expertise, Zhou was able to survive the purges of other top officials during the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s.

Largely prevented from writing about politics ( the editor-in-chief of the magazine was Vittorio Mussolini, son of Benito Mussolini ), the critics attacked the white telephone films that dominated the industry at the time.

Largely under the influence of the Hungarian-born economists Nicholas Kaldor and Thomas Balogh, an idiosyncratic " Selective Employment Tax " ( SET ) was introduced that was designed to tax employment in the service sectors while subsidising employment in manufacturing ( the rationale proposed by its economist authors derived largely from claims about potential economies of scale and technological progress, but Wilson in his memoirs stressed the tax's revenue-raising potential ).

Largely designed by Lutyens over twenty or so years ( 1912 to 1930 ), New Delhi, situated within the metropolis of Delhi, was chosen to replace Calcutta as the seat of the British Indian government in 1912 ; the project was completed in 1929 and officially inaugurated in 1931.

Largely complete by 1230, the castle was of typical Norman courtyard design, with a central square without a keep, bounded on all sides by tall defensive walls and protected at each corner by a circular tower.

Largely destroyed by fire in 1941, the room was reconstructed with minor modifications in 1964 – 1968 by the OPW, making use of salvaged and replicated furnishings and fittings.

Largely as a result of the costly military expeditions against the Maya, the expenses of administering the new colony of British Honduras increased, at a time when the economy was severely depressed.

Largely written and recorded at home in her bedroom ( hence the title ) while she was recuperating from her health problems of the previous couple of years, it was her first album of original songs in almost six years.

Largely ineffective within Vietnam, it was still able to repulse the French from China itself at the Battle of Zhennan Pass ( modern Youyi Pass ) on 23 March 1885.

Largely for this reason, the young king was discouraged from selecting her as a wife.

Largely due to the efforts of Mulock and Loudon, in 1876 a School of Science was established and in 1878 an independent School of Practical Science ( which joined the university in 1889 as the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering ).

Largely because of transport constraints, the Americal arrived piecemeal, and was fed into combat alongside the battle-hardened Marines.

Largely forgotten for decades, he was rediscovered in the mid-1970s.

Largely ineffective within Vietnam, it was able to repulse the French from China itself at the Battle of Zhennan Pass.

Largely ineffective, petered out in the late 1950s and was officially ended in February 1962.

Largely working within the tradition of symbolic interactionism, he greatly elaborated on its central concepts and application.

Largely influenced by the continental climate, the Miramichi River valley typically experiences westerly winds from the interior, although coastal areas of the estuarine portion can experience easterly winds off the Gulf of St. Lawrence during the late summer.

Largely assisted by the return of Boycott, Brearley's men won the 1977 series 3 – 0 and then completed an overwhelming 5 – 1 series win against an Australian side missing its WSC players in 1978 – 79.

Largely financed, trained, equipped, armed and organized by the U. S., it emerged as the largest and most active contra group.

Largely supported by the Broadway community in Times Square, Pulse Karaoke Lounge sponsored 2011's NY state karaoke finals to select individuals representing NY in the eastern finals.

Largely ignored upon its initial release, The Ballad of Cable Hogue has been rediscovered in recent years and is often held up by critics as exemplary of the breadth of Peckinpah's talents.

Largely written by educated youths such as Liu Xinhua, Zhang Xianliang, and Liu Xinwu, scar literature depicted the Revolution from a negative viewpoint, using their own perspectives and experiences as a basis.

Largely unnoticed by his science fiction readership but hinted at by his Future at War series, it proved him a scholar of varied talents.

* ( Largely discredited by later historians and researchers.

Largely speculated to step down from all positions by international media, rival Li Ruihuan's resignation in 2002 prompted analysts to rethink the man.

Largely created by Edith, Lady Londonderry, wife of the 7th Marquess, in the 1920s, it has an unrivalled collection of rare and unusual plants.

Largely settled by Bohemian, German and Swiss immigrants.

Largely undeveloped, the community is officially governed by the Clark County Commission.

Largely headed by former mob enforcers Benjamin " Bugsy " Siegel and Meyer Lansky, it also had members from Buchalter's labor-slugging gang ( in partnership with Tommy " Three-Fingered Brown " Lucchese ) as well as from another group of enforcers from Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York, of the late 1920s led by Martin " Buggsy " Goldstein and Abe " Kid Twist " Reles, based out of an unassuming candy store known as Midnight Rose's.