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She will come into a substantial amount of money.

The party has just lost office and with it a substantial number of seats.

That is a very substantial improvement in the present situation.

He regularly donates substantial sums of money to local charities.

I would like to buy your ticket from you at a substantial markup.

But other aspects of the location, like, um, the elevation of the land, the plant life nearby and so on have a substantial effect on microclimates.

I know I encourage everyone in class to look at a substantial number of sources, but I don't want you to get overwhelmed.

For example, he argued that the introduction of domesticated vines and olives allowed a substantial expansion of land under cultivation and helped to power the emergence of complex society.

On the left bank of the Tiber River in Rome, by one of the river ports of the ancient city, is a substantial hill some 50meters high called Monte Testaccio.

Roman pottery was transported not only in large quantities but also over substantial distances.

Economic exchange was clearly very important as the Roman army brought with it very substantial spending power.

Both of these were built with substantial financial support from corporations.

Even in the areas that retain a soil cover, the reduction of vegetation typically results in the loss of the soil's ability to absorb substantial quantities of water.

Such tribunals shall be impartial and independent of the agency entrusted with administrative enforcement and shall not have any substantial interest in the outcome of the matter.

And we will need substantial guarantees from the US Treasury.

They were fortunate enough to have a fairly substantial property to sell.

He is in substantial agreement with Lomax.

The number of cars on European Union roads saw an increase of three million cars each year from 1990 to 2010, and in the next decade the EU will see a further substantial increase in its fleet.