The phrase "a substantial margin of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a significant difference or gap between two quantities, often in contexts like competition, performance, or measurements.
Example: "The candidate won the election by a substantial margin of votes, securing their position for another term."
Alternatives: "a significant gap of" or "a considerable difference of".
She also pointed out that the 1.6 number "has a substantial margin of safety built into it".
Using this method, researchers estimated with a substantial margin of error that the average amount of hydroxyl radicals in the atmosphere rose 15percentt from 1979, when methyl chloroform measurements began, to 1989.
In the United States, a union must collect signatures from 30percentt of the workers it seeks to represent, though in practice unions typically try to collect signatures from 50percentt or more to guarantee a substantial margin of victory.
Proposals by Tory MP Nadine Dorries to strip abortion providers of their current counselling role were defeated in the House of Commons by a substantial margin of 368 votes to 118.
But Mr. King predicted inflation, which peaked at 5.2percentt in September, to slow again as the costs of electricity and gas drops, which could reduce inflation "by around a percentage point," and weak consumer demand creates "a substantial margin of spare capacity".
But Mr. King predicted inflation, which peaked at 5.2percentt in September, would slow again as the costs of electricity and gas dropped, which could reduce inflation "by around a percentage point," and weak consumer demand creates "a substantial margin of spare capacity".
Mr. Dukakis, a Democrat, led Governor Bush's father by a substantial margin for months but faltered after the conventions.
Paramilitary and police forces outnumber the active-duty military by a substantial margin, and years of civil unrest have forced the government to rely on such forces divided among several ministries and directorates both for internal security and, often, for quelling internal dissent.
"We're going to have a six- or seven-point victory and a substantial margin in the Electoral College of 320 votes or so," Mr. Rove said.
Karl Rove, Mr. Bush's chief strategist, had told The New York Times two days before the election, "We're going to have a six- or seven-point victory and a substantial margin in the Electoral College of 320 votes or so".
Banda was defeated by Bakili Muluzi of the UDF by a substantial margin, and the UDF won a majority of seats in the National Assembly.
