The phrase "a substantial holding" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to finance, investments, or ownership, typically referring to a significant amount of shares or assets owned by an individual or entity.
Example: "The investor reported a substantial holding in the tech company, indicating confidence in its future growth."
Alternatives: "a significant stake" or "a considerable investment."
When a family floats a firm, it usually retains a substantial holding.
John Cushnahan, the European Parliament member who wrote the report, said in an interview: "Even if it's only 15percentt, it's a substantial holding.
Until recently it had a substantial holding in the largest listed hedge fund Man Group.
But that firm is also a big shareholder in NASDAQ which, in turn, has a substantial holding in the London Stock Exchange.
The write-offs are "extremely concerning," and "a reflection of inadequate internal risk-management controls," said John Murray, a money manager with Perennial Value Management, which has a substantial holding of National Australia stock.
When highly viscous liquids are used in bubble columns, the bubble population is bimodal; most of the gas passes through as large bubbles, but there is a substantial hold-up of small bubbles whose contribution to the gas flow is small.
This is getting a bit disturbing, so let's imagine a different hypothetical situation: what if there were a nation made up of individuals who had a substantial hold on their inner peace?
There is speculation that the companies may attempt to limit any political backlash by structuring the transaction in a way that would leave Israel Corporation as a substantial minority holding in Potash.
It probably did play a substantial role holding down the pay of low-income workers in the 1980s and in increasing inequality, as research by David S. Lee and others has found.
Allred has proposed that The Weinstein Company "create a substantial fund held in trust used to compensate victims," but has not heard back from the company regarding that matter, she said.
Even so, there is a substantial cost in holding so much money aside.
