But the broader tapestry of regulatory and tax exemptions for religious groups has gone largely unacknowledged.

Roseman's job inquiries had gone largely unacknowledged, even unnoticed.

Some experts say the greater and largely unacknowledged reason is the ongoing violence, but the administration seems unwilling to admit its inability to quell the insurgency.

Another obstacle, perhaps greater and largely unacknowledged, according to the military, the United Nations and outside election experts, is the continuing violence in Iraq.

The sport is now obliged to find income from the more normal sources of television and sponsorship, to replace his largely unacknowledged private patronage.

"What's most frightening is that this failure is largely unacknowledged by the Administration," Mr. Kleiman said.

Yet for his American contemporaries, Gunther's work made sense; he introduced his readers to a world they did not know, to totalitarian dangers that were largely unacknowledged.

To be fair there were some signs of improvement which have passed largely unacknowledged.

Immigration advocates say Haitians who are returned face a similar threat, which has gone largely unacknowledged by the United States government.

Although largely unacknowledged, this dynamic is not unusual when sexual abuse involves teen-agers - girls as well as boys - instead of prepubescents.