Sentence examples for most substantial figures from inspiring English sources

Ezra Vogel's new biography portrays Deng as not just the maker of modern China, but one of the most substantial figures in modern history.If Chairman Mao was the architect of an assertive, socialist China, Deng pulled off the even tougher feat of reversing most of what Mao had done and calling it "socialism".

He is the town's most substantial figure, at least around the waist.

A most substantial figure on the Australian cricketing landscape was moving on, almost inevitably to the less demanding but jolly crowded environs of the Channel 9 commentary box.

The most substantial effect of such measures may be to convince kids that their adult authority figures are hypocritical bullies.

Scottish Land and Estates chief executive Douglas McAdam said: "These latest figures from SASA [Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture] represent the most substantial progress on this issue for many years.

In the early years, with a great team of volunteers, the focus is on figuring out which experiences our students should highlight (their "non-work" experiences are often the most substantial).

His most substantial work was a two-volume biography of George IV, praised for its thoroughgoing, sympathetic assessment of a poorly understood figure: "George IV: Prince of Wales, 1762-1811" (1972) and "George IV: Regent and King, 1812-1830" (1973).

China's increase has been the most substantial.

Portraiture accounts for the most substantial works here.

This will be the most substantial change since the 1940s".

The most substantial additions unveiled yesterday are underground.