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substantial — sub|stan|tial [ səb stænʃl ] adjective *** 1. ) large in amount or degree: CONSIDERABLE: The study reveals very substantial differences between population groups. The schools have a substantial measure of local autonomy. a substantial… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
substantial */*/*/ — UK [səbˈstænʃ(ə)l] / US adjective 1) large in amount or degree The study reveals very substantial differences between population groups. The schools have a substantial measure of local autonomy. a substantial number/amount/proportion: A… … English dictionary
substantial — adjective 1 large enough in amount or number to be noticeable or to have an important effect: The document requires substantial changes. | We have the support of a substantial number of parents. 2 large enough to be satisfactory: a substantial… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
substantial — sub|stan|tial W2S2 [səbˈstænʃəl] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Late Latin; Origin: substantialis, from Latin substantia; SUBSTANCE] 1.) large in amount or number = ↑considerable ▪ We have the support of a substantial number of parents. ▪ a substantial… … Dictionary of contemporary English
substantial — [[t]səbstæ̱nʃ(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Substantial means large in amount or degree. [FORMAL] A substantial number of mothers with young children are deterred from undertaking paid work because they lack access to childcare... That is … English dictionary
substantial*/*/ — [səbˈstænʃ(ə)l] adj 1) large in amount or degree Syn: considerable A substantial number of people have called to complain.[/ex] a substantial sum of money[/ex] 2) large and strongly built Ant: insubstantial a substantial brick building[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
number — Errors of number the failure to maintain agreement between the subject and verb in a sentence are probably the most common grammatical fault in English and often the least excusable. In a language where so much is so complicated, the rule is… … Dictionary of troublesome word
substantial — sub‧stan‧tial [səbˈstænʆl] adjective large enough in amount or number to be noticeable or to have an important effect: • The document requires substantial changes. • You could make substantial monthly savings on your mortgage. substantially… … Financial and business terms
substantial performance — see performance Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. substantial performance … Law dictionary
Number One Observatory Circle — Number One Observatory Circle, official home of the Vice President of the United States, photographed in 2003 … Wikipedia
