Sentence examples for granted substantial from inspiring English sources

I was chairman of the committee that often granted substantial rate reductions to people who were short on funds.

Formerly treated as wards by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, they were granted substantial civil rights by the U.S. Congress in 1966.

She has consistently advocated a "privileged partnership" for Turkey — meaning that it would be granted substantial benefits but barred from membership, thus denying Turkey the right to vote on E.U. matters.

While on paper the prime minister was granted substantial powers to form and run a government, in practice Mr. Abbas has repeatedly had to fight for his agenda with Mr. Arafat and other longtime Fatah officials.

The Peace of Vervins (1598), by which Spain recognized Henry IV's title as king, and the Edict of Nantes of the same year, which granted substantial religious toleration to the Huguenots, ended the Wars of Religion.

A new constitution, ratified by the parliament on July 28 , 1994 granted substantial autonomy to Transdniestria and Gagauzia, though the former remained problematic because of the ongoing Russian military presence there.

Baghdad's numerous other creditors should also grant substantial relief.

The Kurds say their regional law is consistent with the Iraqi Constitution, which grants substantial powers to the provinces to govern their own affairs.

But they clearly believe the public is so angry and so alarmed by the terrorist attacks that they will grant substantial leeway to the executive branch.

The measure would also grant substantial relief from the corporate alternative minimum tax, which seeks to assure that all profitable companies pay taxes and which companies widely denounce as unfair.

A major 1998 law governing village elections ducked the central unresolved issue, at once granting substantial authority to elected committees and noting the leading role of the party branch.