Myanmar's generals are demanding that the Wa disband their substantial army here and fully subjugate themselves to the central government, a call that has so far gone unheeded.
Juba had to divide his substantial army of infantry, cavalry, and elephants because his kingdom had been invaded from the west by Caesar's ally Bocchus, king of Mauretania, and an Italian adventurer, Publius Sittius.
Thought to be dead by his substantial army of followers in South Africa – one of the few territories that embraced the cult figure – a search eventually led a pair of intrepid reporters to a barren house in Detroit, where the singer-cum-bricklayer resides to this day.
The charity has a "substantial" army of more than 25,000 volunteers, but Mr Southworth would love to have 10,000 more.
With ministers having pledged not to commit British "boots on the ground", his initiative proposed vetting and training a substantial army of moderate Syrian rebels at bases in Turkey and Jordan.
In 630 he marches a substantial army on Mecca.
(The Kachin have a substantial army that has battled government troops in recent months, underscoring the instability in the area).
(The Kachin have a substantial army that has battled with troops from the central government in recent months, underscoring the instability in the area surrounding the dam site).
But as a precondition for what they portray as a fresh start, Myanmar's ruling generals are ordering the Kachin and other groups to disarm and disband their substantial armies.
Then when the revolution started in Dera'a, Assad responded to peaceful protest with total force, prompting substantial numbers to defect from the Syrian army to form the Free Syrian Army to protect the demonstrators.
