Reformed African countries will eventually become substantial buyers of American goods and services.Increased trade and investment will inevitably involve America more deeply in African politics.
How substantial that buyers' remorse turns out to be, however, rests on three other things, none of which Donald J. Trump directly controls.
If a substantial fraction of buyers avoids paying for books, or music, or movies, it becomes that much less likely that the products will be created in the first place.
For example, pregnancy contracts give buyers substantial control rights over women's bodies: rights to determine what the women eat, drink and do.
The weak dollar is making it difficult for British brands to coax American buyers to spend money here, but the British Fashion Council has had some success attracting other international buyers: this season, there was a substantial increase in Japanese buyers at London fashion week, as well as healthy numbers from emerging markets, particularly Russia and Lebanon.
Smith & Williamson is already working to find a buyer of "substantial financial means" for Caterham.
The seller's financial loss -- the cost of pursuing an expensive hobby -- can be a substantial gain for the buyer.
This approach is likely to be unpalatable to selling boards, however, and creates substantial risk that the buyer will exit the transaction when the appraisal cap is exceeded".
Andy Warhol's "Three Jackies," an acrylic and silkscreen ink work on canvas, likewise missed the lower end of the estimate but still cost its buyer a substantial £1.55 million.
It's not every day a sale involves the seller paying the buyer a substantial amount of money, but IBM needs these chips for its continuing mainframe business and for its growing Watson business –and according to an IBM spokesperson, the chip business generated a significant loss.
