Sentence examples for substantial have from inspiring English sources

"All the tests which were substantial have come up fine, but at the same time, at any age when you fall over and bash your head it is not good".

Few of China's own such resources, and they are potentially substantial, have been exploited as Beijing focuses on cleaner unconventional energy, like tight gas, coal-bed methane and shale gas.

These days, its identity is inseparable from Mr. Maliki, whose clout as prime minister, control of the government and popularity — perhaps waning but still substantial — have delivered Dawa far greater influence than it enjoyed right after the United States-led invasion.

In point of fact the reforms, although substantial, have been far from profound and have proven insufficient to break the bottlenecks that have impaired the region's development for far too long.

Nothing substantial has yet happened.

Nothing substantial had been done to alter the façade, but somehow the place looked unfamiliar.

But Liberty describes them as "a little bit of window-dressing: nothing substantial has changed".

Barley and wheat are the main cereals; the land devoted to potatoes, though substantial, has declined.

The players' message echoed his, namely that nothing substantial had been achieved yet.

But evidence that the statement is substantial has also been supplied by the criticism it has garnered.

Something very substantial has been built on the site... but it is not what anybody expected back in 1997.