One opening could emerge at the helm of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, which would provide a substantial venue to develop his proposals for free college, among others.
With weeks to go, torrential rain also left organisers facing a race against time to deliver the substantial temporary venues required.
"This is the oldest international football ground in the world, and the only substantial sporting venue in north Wales".
"We're really only the latest: there's been a spike in closures in Edinburgh, quite a substantial list of venues which is terrible for a capital city," said Ally Hill, the manager, despondently.
This sold-out tour of substantial, but still clubby, venues feels valedictory.
But Baird has ruled out using a new site, leaving the three tenants to instead push for a substantial refurbishment of the existing venue.
The cost for the venue in Berlin is substantial.
Often, the venue will demand a substantial chunk of ticket sales as well - as producer, you'll need to handle distributing the money that you make so that it finds its way to the right hands.
What's more -- and perhaps of greater benefit for most political venues -- it takes a substantial amount of time to prepare, all the while emitting smells that promise a delectable outcome.
Evaluations of the legislation document substantial improvements in air quality in public venues and reductions in SHS exposure and related respiratory and sensory symptoms in hospitality workers and patrons [International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) 2009].
