The sums involved make Russian weightlifters look insubstantial.
At the same time, because they're just roughly sketched in black, they look insubstantial, even accidental, like shadows or spreading stains.
But, even judged in these terms, many of the ideas that the administration has come up with look insubstantial or worse.
The cabins have Tardis-like dimensions: although they look insubstantial from the outside, they sleep six, making this an ideal place for a family seaside break.
Often her pieces resemble drawings in space, and while they might at first look insubstantial, they carry full loads of meaning.
A ferry overturning, with cars sliding into the water like enormous dishes falling off a tilted tray, makes the special effects in "Titanic" look insubstantial and obvious.
"It's not my fault, I was on a cappuccino run when the banks went rogue" would be the truest defence, but it risks making you look insubstantial.
The real issue with Hulu's original series, as opposed to those on Netflix, is that they look insubstantial next to the regular TV fare, which is what you're really paying for.
And against the cliffs, rocks and hills, the buildings looked so insubstantial – like a slight shift in the earth's crust and the forest would re-engulf the high-rises and shantytowns, and reclaim the land.
The garnish — succulent crabmeat and fried artichokes — is delicious, but the dumplings themselves prove an insubstantial companion, even though they look like charcoal briquettes.
Working with pixels rather than pencils, animators can now create volumes, textures and spaces with a three-dimensional solidity that has come to make the old methods suddenly look flat and insubstantial.
