Sentence examples for substance say from inspiring English sources

Whereas earlier generations thought that living things must contain something more than complex molecules (some "vital substance," say), or that there must be something more to thinking beings than intricate brains (an "immaterial mind," for example), contemporary biology and contemporary neuroscience showed that there is no need for such hypotheses.

Now imagine some particular substance, say, me.

Or, a universal, say treeness, may occur in an individual substance, say an individual tree, by the relation of inherence.

Take, for instance, the claim that there is some substance, say uranium, present in some region of the universe too distant to be inspected by us within the expected lifespan of the universe.

Walker faces additional charges for criminal possession of a controlled substance, say police.

Inhale an amphetaminelike substance said to induce amorous feelings.

"I want substance," said Chuck Randall, over at the Sunset Grill.

"Legalization will increase the rate of addiction to that substance," said Rome Doherty, an outpatient coordinator.

"Clegg on style, Brown on substance," said Alan Johnson, the home secretary in Mr. Brown's cabinet.

"The process often overwhelmed the substance," said Dan Pfeiffer, the White House communications director.

The paper took Mr. Schwarzenegger to task for avoiding substance, saying: "Schwarzenegger replaces politics with entertainment.