But a substantial proportion has always hailed from training grounds infinitely removed from the world of books.
The NCA hailed its "substantial" role in both tracking Mered down and liaising with the Sudanese authorities to secure his arrest.
Celebrations erupted outside prison gates across Burma yesterday as the authorities took another step out of isolation and released scores of political prisoners, a move US President Barack Obama hailed as a "substantial" shift towards democracy.
Somehow it represents the first substantial collaboration by these veterans, who hail from roughly the same blessed era that produced Sonny Rollins.
A substantial minority of Lauderhill's population hails from the West Indies, a cricket hotbed.
Jizhong Wei, president of volleyball's world governing body, subsequently hailed the indoor teams' "substantial progress" and has invited British Volleyball to submit an application for money from a development fund.
There were none, which seemed odd for a writer hailed for such a brilliant and substantial first effort.
If Clinton ends the primary season with a substantial lead in elected delegates, she will be hailed as the presumptive nominee.
The president of the European Central Bank on Tuesday hailed what he said was a substantial improvement in the stability of the euro zone, while warning political leaders that they should not slacken their efforts to improve economic growth.
The commission was hailed by some as the most substantial undertaking by a lieutenant governor to date, but was panned by others as a move by Beshear to better position himself for a run for governor in 1987.
