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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a substantial size of" is not correct in standard written English.
It is typically used to describe a significant amount or extent of something, but the construction is awkward.
Example: "The project requires a substantial size of resources to be successful."
Alternatives: "a considerable amount of" or "a significant quantity of".
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Moreover, the fact that this study is based on a substantial size of patient samples (more than four hundred cases) with an average of 5 year follow-up corroborates our findings.
A substantial size of the property damage, annually, is attributed to water.
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A non-conservative mutation of V43 with 2Nal significantly reduced the catalytic activities suggesting that a substantial size change of sidechain also causes the structural changes.
This region shares perfect colinearity at the two gene clusters (i.e., genes 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and genes 14, 20, 19, 18, 17, 21) with the A-genome species, with the exception of a recent quaduplication of a segment containing two gene fragments (genes 11.2 and 12.2), which resulted in a substantial size increase of the interval between the two gene clusters in O. punctata.
The application of cages of a substantial size may result in an increased stress of the endplates and thus increased risk of subsidence [ 22- 24].
Our study benefited from the substantial size of a diverse population with adequate numbers of Hispanic and non-Hispanic racial and ethnic group representation to generate ample statistical power and allow valid estimates of sensitivity and PPVs.
Specifically, competitive tendering for large utility-scale projects is an inherently lengthy process and the substantial size of the projects awarded to individual bidders limits overall private sector engagement.
A major strength of the study was the substantial size of the sample.
At the Morgan, photographs blown up to sepia-toned wall murals indicate the substantial size of one of the main pits at Ur and also the work force.
At the root of this confidence drain is the substantial size of debt that Italy must raise from local and foreign investors next year alone: about 350 billion euros.
The substantial size of destination-market wage effects and their large differences across education groups suggest that expanding globalization may play an important role in increasing inequality within and between education groups.
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