Sentence examples for begun substantial from inspiring English sources

But on Monday, diplomats familiar with the Iran file said Iran had begun substantial discussions with I.A.E.A. experts on some issues linked to "weaponization," as part of the agency's investigation of Iran's nuclear activities.

President Bush should insist that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon take down the security fence (front page, July 30) and begin substantial dismantling of Israeli settlements.

More than 40 hours after the offensive began, substantial columns of the Seventh Ottoman Army were seen withdrawing northeastwards from Nablus, in the direction of the Jordan River where many would be captured by the 11th Cavalry Brigade of the 4th Cavalry Division.

He has begun receiving "substantial royalties from Japan, out of the blue".

The irony is that, just as Bulgaria has begun receiving substantial external support for receiving refugees, it has also elected to stop letting them in.

Exploring these resources has just begun and substantial investment is required to take up deep-sea mining (Powles 2007).

The political changes of the past 18 months have transformed the aid environment; as sanctions have been lifted, most of the big Western donors have begun offering substantial assistance for the first time in more than a decade.

When people began burning substantial amounts of coal and oil in the 19th century, the carbon dioxide level began to rise.

Should the cease-fire collapse entirely, those gains could be in serious jeopardy, making it far more difficult to begin bringing substantial numbers of American troops home.

In the 1990's, his organization began making substantial financial contributions to clerics in Iran, which brought him closer to the top religious leaders there.

They begin as substantial beings — still enough light for that — but soon become shadows, ghosting across the clover and rye, bringing a wildness with them.