Sentence examples for the pretty substantial from inspiring English sources

"I'm sure the Justice Department and the F.T.C. will look closely at the pretty substantial concentration of market power these companies will have in the energy-trading area".

The dollars in the decision seem pretty substantial to a CPA like me who is not in the big leagues - an $80 million dollar income pickup spread over 2004-2007.

"The glasses are pretty substantial — you can use the martini glass or as a dessert dish — and when you pick them up, you feel that they're heavy".

"The illusion is pretty substantial," Dakin says, but "the schizophrenics were almost completely immune to its effect".

"I think the negative concerning features of the bill are pretty substantial," said Aaron Kesselheim, a physician, lawyer and associate professor in pharmacoeconomics at Harvard University.

That ought to give the platform a pretty substantial boost as more Android handsets in the marketplace equals more users equals more apps being developed (theoretically).

"I think the evidence is pretty substantial now; it seems to be beneficial across the board," says Dr. Eric Rimm, associate professor of epidemiology and nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health.

"The damage is pretty substantial," he said, "and we haven't even begun to guess when it will be repaired".

"The impacts are pretty substantial and that may just may be an indicator that if and when they do [rule], they may well rule in favour of marriage equality in any event," said Carl Tobias, Williams professor of law at University of Richmond.

The differences are pretty substantial: personal loans typically come in smaller amounts, don't require collateral, and focus on the individual rather than the business.

The similarities are pretty substantial.