Sentence examples for substantial passage from inspiring English sources

A substantial passage in her speech dealt with this subject.

In the latter case, the more substantial passage, he gives a somewhat Scotistic definition: "Intuitive and abstractive cognition are not distinguished according to having a species or not, but only according to the disposition of the object, because if the object is present, the species represents it intuitively; if absent, it represents it abstractively".

Substantial passages in Judge Hamilton's decision concerned nomenclature.

Unlike classic environmental writing that focuses largely on the good that nature does for the soul or mankind — think Thoreau and Leopold — "And The Moon Be Still As Bright" and its sequel include substantial passages lamenting how bad man is for nature.

Although substantial passages of the "Melian Dialogue," as well as other parts of the History support a realistic reading, Thucydides' position cannot be deduced from such selected fragments, but rather must be assessed on the basis of the wider context of his book.

But after almost 25 minutes of such immaculate musical surfaces you do begin to want something a bit more substantial – a passage that is more statement than suggestion, a moment of roughness or at a least that everything is not as cut and dried as it seems.

The substantial margin of passage in both houses obscured visceral disagreements over philosophy and ideology.

So long as the job market remains weak, even substantial achievements like the passage of new financial regulations won't alleviate voter discontent with the party in power.

The experiments showed that the passage induced substantial air volume transport through the doorway with both door types.

The Church Committee's investigations resulted in the creation of a permanent Senate Committee on Intelligence, and the passage of substantial legislation, including the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) in 1978.

None of this is to deny LBJ his due credit for the Great Society, just as Obama deserves substantial credit for the passage of the ACA, a process that could have failed at numerous points without his determination.