could anyone help me with a sentence? It was from an article in the Asahi
about the leadership change in North Korea. The full sentence is
拉致被害者の早い救出も、そこによるところは大きい。I understand the first part of the sentence - the
rapid rescue of the abduction victims as well. However, I am not sure about
the second part. How do you translate そこによる and ところは大きい into English? Is による
似寄る or に拠る? Thank you for your help.
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What does そこによるところは大きい mean?
> 賢愚の次第で民は泣き、国際社会は迷惑を被る。拉致被害者の早い救出も、そこによるところは大きい

In this context, `そこ (that/it)` points to `賢愚 (to be wise or foolish) の次第` and
`よる` should be `依る`, meaning `depends on`.

So it reads: the rapid rescue of the abduction victims also largely depends on
it. (`it` refers to the degree of being wise or foolish.)
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