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Meanings of very substantial in English

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Usage of very substantial in English
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In other words, these are very substantial penalties for the players involved.
Radio NZ
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The advance is not very substantial I'm afraid, but times are hard!
The William Companion
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Breakfast, which is a very substantial meal, is served about eleven o'clock.
Brazilian Sketches
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It is a very substantial advance on the current legal situation.
The Irish Times
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And we must make a very substantial cut in the Federal budget deficit.
State of the Union Addresses (1790-2006)
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The impeachment does not seem to have been very substantial in its character.
A History of the Four Georges, Volume I
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But a very substantial proportion are done by men in uniform.
Reuters
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It's an unconscious influence but a very substantial one, he said.
Reuters
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We still face very substantial economic challenges across the advanced and developing economies.
Reuters
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These seem to be very substantial reasons for assigning the words to Papias.
Essays on the work entitled "Supernatural Religion"
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To meet these responsibilities we need a very substantial sea armament.
State of the Union Addresses
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There is a very substantial increased demand for grafted nut trees each year.
Northern Nut Growers Association Thirty-Fourth Annual Report 194...
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This is the tit-bit, not very substantial, but extremely tasty, it would seem.
The Wonders of Instinct: Chapters in the Psychology of Insects
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Your petition, though short is, nevertheless, strongly worded and very substantial.
The Light of Divine Guidance (Volume 1)
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Clive's relations had very substantial reasons for rejoicing at his return.
Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1
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I'm not particularly hungry, for I took a very substantial luncheon at Southampton.
Henry Dunbar: A Novel
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Very substantial through the time
Very substantial across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
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United States of America
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