Sentence examples for had been substantial from inspiring English sources

It appeared there had been substantial spillage.

He said there had been "substantial disputes" about what comprised matrimonial assets and their value.

Mr. Miller, for his part, said the influence of the groups on human trafficking had been substantial.

Polanski's lawyer clearly made an impression on Judge Espinoza, who said that there had been "substantial... misconduct that occurred during the pendency of this case".

A U.P.S. spokesman, Norman Black, said today that the strike vote did not reflect any problem in the talks, adding that there had been substantial progress.

But by then, if its first concessions had been substantial, it would have given up critical pieces of its nuclear program, leaving the world a little safer.

"There has been substantial progress".

Myanmar's democratic progress has been substantial.

The rewards have been substantial.

And those have been substantial.

The companies' returns have been substantial.