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Discover LudwigThe phrase "ago when a substantial" is not correct and does not form a complete thought in written English.
It may be used in a context where you are referring to a past event or time period, but it requires additional information to be meaningful.
Example: "It was many years ago when a substantial change occurred in the industry."
Alternatives: "some time ago when a significant" or "previously when a considerable".
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The low abundance of plaice in the Firth of Clyde was questioned more than a century ago, when a substantial difference in the number of flatfish between the Clyde and the Firth of Forth was noticed [58].
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Trekkies and movie buffs will recognize the Trona Pinnacles as one of the out-of-this-world locations in "Star Trek V: "The Final Frontier". Scientists believe the tufa (calcium carbonate) rock formations developed about 10,000 to 100,000 years ago when Searles Lake was a substantial body of water, fed by rainfall and by runoff from retreating Sierra Nevada glaciers.
By the time I arrived at 7 p.m., in the midst of the Talea Ensemble's performance of Hans Abrahamsen's quietly intense "Schnee," a substantial contingent had been there since kickoff at 1 p.m. Twenty-six yeago ago, when Bang on a Can was founded as a composers' collective by Julia Wolfe, Michael Gordon and David Lang, its mix of amplified acoustic and electronic instruments was groundbreaking.
As a neighbor, she said, her most substantial contribution to the building came about 20 years ago, when she brought in a voodoo priestess named Sallie Ann Glassman to clear out a ghost.
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This was discussed a few months ago when Professor Dan Shechtman was awarded the Nobel Prize.
That changed a few years ago, when he met Ed McGrath.
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