Sentence examples for sheer substance from inspiring English sources

The architectural grandeur and sheer substance of Beethoven's works held most of the new generation in thrall.

There have been bigger hard-rock releases in 2008, but for sheer substance you can't fault The Gutter Twins.

Availability and supply analysis of novel psychoactive substances (NPS) is complicated by sheer substance variety, the introduction of ever-newer compounds, linguistic diversity, evolving usage patterns in various nationalities or communities, and a shifting regulatory and legal landscape.

"Just coming to the sheer substance [of Watergate], would you go further than 'mistakes'?" he asks.

Because of the sheer number of substances involved.

For the sheer variety of substances they can detect, dogs are vital, says handler Sgt Adam Turner.

Some of Obama's old friends from Harvard and from his early days as an organizer and as a neophyte politician in Chicago were disappointed that Obama so clearly lost the debate — at least on the level of sheer performance if not substance — but the tone of that performance did not come entirely as a shock.

It's rare that music-making so successfully blends sheer sonic delight with rich intellectual substance.