adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a considerable/substantial quantity (= a large or fairly large amount )
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Dolphins need to eat considerable quantities of food.
a considerable/substantial/significant number (= quite a large number )
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He received a substantial number of votes.
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A considerable number of students left after the first year.
a great/major/substantial benefit
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The new system will be a great benefit to the company.
a huge/substantial etc gap
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A huge gap exists between the life styles of the rich and the poor.
a large/considerable/substantial sum
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He lost a substantial sum of money on the deal.
a large/substantial donation
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Substantial donations were made to the Democratic Party.
a large/substantial reward
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Despite a substantial reward being offered, the painting has never been found.
a large/substantial/considerable fortune
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His father, an oil magnate, amassed a large fortune.
a significant/substantial concession
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Israel refused to give up Sinai without some significant concession on Egypt's part.
a significant/substantial/considerable improvement (= quite big )
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There has been a considerable improvement in trading conditions.
a substantial profit
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The agent then sells the land for a substantial profit to someone else.
a substantial/considerable reduction (= large enough to have an effect or be important )
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Farmers have suffered a substantial reduction in income.
a substantial/good discount (= a fairly big one )
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Insurance companies give substantial discounts to mature drivers.
a substantial/sizeable minority (= a large minority )
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A sizeable minority of people sleep less than five hours a night without problems.
considerable/substantial disagreement (= a lot of disagreement )
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There is still considerable disagreement among doctors as to how to treat the illness.
considerable/substantial hardship
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It is a region of considerable hardship and poverty.
considerable/substantial modification (= when something is changed a lot )
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The existing system needed substantial modification.
significant/substantial/marked (= quite big )
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Global warming could have a significant effect on agriculture in many parts of the world.
substantial/considerable progress
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2007 was a year of substantial progress for the company.
substantial/considerable formal (= quite big )
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He negotiated a substantial increase in pay for the workers.
substantial/major/considerable (= very large )
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He owns a substantial portion of the company.
substantial/significant
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Manufacturers claimed the increase would mean a substantial rise in costs.
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Wealthy Americans face a significant rise in their income tax rate.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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more
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The ghosts were more substantial now.
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The inside of the theater boasted more substantial fare.
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They were concerned with only limits amenity services unless the county council delegated something more substantial .
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Having lurched trendily through the culinary eighties, we may now be discovering something more substantial and enduring in game.
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But the national clearinghouses, if they are to remain national services, need much more substantial funding.
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At seventy-five feet Sea Dragon had been larger than Hsu Fu and a much more substantial vessel than a flimsy bamboo raft.
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Slightly more substantial are Marks &038; Spencer's mini salmon en croute at £4.50 for 12.
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And in turn, their fashion photography somehow seems elevated, more substantial because it was created by bona fide artistes.
most
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His important contribution to music has perhaps had the most substantial recognition in Scandanavia.
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Of them all, his father had the deepest, most substantial connection to the things he said and did.
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In geomorphology the impact of studies of process was perhaps most substantial and also the most dramatic in physical geography.
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Impressive though the scale of such formal loans was, they were not the most substantial of Burlamachi's financial services.
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This applies often to even the most substantial essays on literary personalities or topics.
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I had read it hungrily in Lima when for a time it was the most substantial piece of luggage I possessed.
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The most substantial is the nation's success in telecommunications.
very
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This literature is very substantial and far more sophisticated than the state subsidy theory of strikes.
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From the time Louie died, my father took over the family in very substantial ways.
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A very substantial force, perhaps numbering 15,000 men, assembled at Portsmouth in July 1346.
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It has to be emphasised that Equitable is still solvent with very substantial assets irrespective of some recent withdrawals.
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They have both made very substantial contributions to the progress of the Group and we will miss their sound advice.
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Stout lifelines are fitted and there are very substantial bow, quarter and spring cleats.
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Is not the position that the United Kingdom will remain a very substantial oil producer until well into the next century?
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amount
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Conversely, many younger people will be the first generation in their family who can expect to inherit substantial amounts .
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When and if your proposed project requires any substantial amount of traveling be extra careful in planning such events.
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Perhaps she would brighten up now that she had another substantial amount of cash to spend.
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A substantial amount of the training will be done in teaching practice at local schools and using distance learning methods.
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When rates are discounted in this way by substantial amounts , bad feeling and discontent may well develop on the site.
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However, while charities can benefit from cards sold by stationers, they may retain a substantial amount of money.
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Most existing recognition systems concentrate on the pattern recognition process, and have not utilised the substantial amounts of available context.
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This time, I took a more substantial amount .
body
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The view that they lack work experience is contradicted by a substantial body of evidence.
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Candidates must hold a post-professional advanced degree in architectural design or have completed a substantial body of high quality works.
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But none of this could disguise the fact that the great nobles had substantial bodies of experienced soldiers at their disposal.
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The pomeshchiks had become a substantial body and provided the military backbone of the State.
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As we discussed in our previous book, there is a substantial body of evidence in favour of the latter alternative.
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Taken together, these studies comprise a substantial body of work notable for its diversity, its competence and its orthodoxy.
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There is a substantial body of research comparing the income of the retired population in Britain with those below retirement age.
change
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Green consumerism is a hopeful token of more substantial change .
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These did not involve substantial changes , and often introduced useful clarifications and examples.
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Over this 20-year period, there were substantial changes in the types of households.
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We have again looked hard at our working practices and cost base and have made substantial changes .
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Clearly, substantial changes are needed rather than tinkering.
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The block exemptions are subject to review, since they have expiry dates written in, but no substantial change is imminent.
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Even one extra user in a group would cause a substantial change in the known-unknown ratio.
contribution
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That amount is topped up by a substantial contribution from the private sector in the form of loans.
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These were people who already had made a substantial contribution to the state party.
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They have both made very substantial contributions to the progress of the Group and we will miss their sound advice.
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O &038; M were eager to make a substantial contribution to their new corporate headquarters.
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Some had large dependent families, while others had teenage children able to make a substantial contribution .
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With your help we hope to make a substantial contribution .
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This was Rolt's first substantial contribution to the preservation of the artefacts of industrial history.
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It might also be argued that the mandatory life sentence makes a substantial contribution to public safety.
difference
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On the suffrage there was no substantial difference between the two.
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Never had I heard an audio accessory, a system tweak, make such a substantial difference .
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However, substantial differences of method remain, many of which are based in law.
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The gas supply situation is, however, the subject of some controversy with substantial differences appearing in estimates by authoritative groups.
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There have always been substantial differences in the foreign policy outlooks of Paris and Berlin.
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On every other measure there were substantial differences between the men and the women.
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Although the hit rate does not differ significantly between junctions there do seem to be substantial differences between individual films.
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The briefing indicated that the two sides still have substantial differences to iron out.
evidence
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But, as Smith's collection testifies, there is substantial evidence of radical millennial and egalitarian solutions circulating during the period.
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Although the Navy had substantial evidence of several serious crimes, there was never a trial for any of them.
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There was no substantial evidence of how he supported himself financially.
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There is substantial evidence in the literature already cited that it has been the critical area of failure in Britain.
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Unpalatable conclusions are likely to require more substantial evidence than this technique can provide.
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All that is material to this case is what substantial evidence Frank has to back up his claim about Militant infiltration.
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There is now substantial evidence that vascular disruption and focal thrombosis, related to macrophage infiltration, occurs in Crohn's disease.
improvement
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Moreover, substantial improvements could often be easily achieved.
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That would be a substantial improvement from the 25 percent of health-care premiums that they can deduct now.
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Very substantial improvements have been identified and are being realised but nothing stands still.
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And, don't forget that if you make substantial improvements to your home, it may increase its value.
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First, there have been substantial improvements in mortality over this century which are reflected in increased life expectancy.
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Although this is still far too many it represents a substantial improvement .
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In the United Kingdom the Homeowners' account continued to show substantial improvement with a reduced level of subsidence claims.
increase
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Small wonder so little value has been obtained, despite the substantial increase in resources.
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Will we see a substantial increase in prices from year to year?
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He was absolutely right to welcome the substantial increases that I have announced today for a range of programmes.
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The market now seems to be improving and we are anticipating a substantial increase in our volumes during 1993.
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Maize consumption rose, populations grew and there was a substantial increase in the complexity of the culture.
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Arguments in favour of a more substantial increase in the supply of medical staff come from several sources.
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New companies were set up by public subscription, and there was a substantial increase in the number of films produced.
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There has been a substantial increase in self-employment during that period.
investment
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That is substantial investment in science and technology.
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Rather, Siemens is convinced that it can profit directly from even substantial investments in youth.
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And, given that an average presentation may require 20 to 30 of these, that represents a substantial investment .
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Business made a substantial investment in the Republican Party in the recent election.
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They cost a great amount of money and represent substantial investments to the organizations or people sponsoring them.
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The Government have made a substantial investment towards the cost of improving the A4059 at Aberdare and Abercynon.
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It may be that the nature of the enterprise requires substantial investment in capital, equipment or premises.
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Costs A leisure facility at a hotel represents a substantial investment .
loss
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The shop suffered a substantial loss of trading.
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Bedford had sustained substantial losses in the post-Fort Sumter turmoil.
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Severe fires have already caused substantial losses .
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So, if we get trainees graded in the Basic or Premium 3 grades, we will run at a substantial loss .
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Some Boards were not keen to bear these substantial losses .
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However, Merrill Lynch is running the risk of suffering a substantial loss if the market price holds on to any substantial premium.
majority
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In the first place, the Conservative government had just been re-elected, in June 1987, with a substantial majority .
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At the same time, a substantial majority of employers expect that finding the right engineers.
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In two previous debates similar to this one, it has enjoyed a substantial majority in support.
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A union will only come about by 1997 if a substantial majority of Community members agree it should.
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A substantial majority supported overhauling both systems.
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Even a government with substantial majority support would have encountered the same opposition.
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His chances of winning it with a reunited party and a substantial majority were good.
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A substantial majority of respondents from medium and larger firms, as well as local law societies, were in favour of the proposal.
minority
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A substantial minority , however, do not.
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While some thought that they did a good job, a substantial minority felt that they were a waste of time.
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Such a majority is likely, under the simple primary voting system, even on a substantial minority of primary votes.
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A substantial minority of shareholders is known to be opposed to a sale, feeling the company is worth at least £200 million.
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A substantial minority of Britain's population aged 65 + has never married.
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On the other hand, a substantial minority considered that infrastructural investment was a significant factor for location within an enterprise zone.
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But they were a substantial minority , and those historians who have recently been studying inheritance have reached some interesting conclusions.
number
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At the same time, substantial numbers of mentally handicapped and mentally ill persons were receiving some attention from the community services.
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Finally, a substantial number of Volunteers were sent home for disciplinary reasons.
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The concentration of the Confederate forces was now about complete, while the Federals still had substantial numbers on the way.
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Although the majority of sporting injuries are relatively minor, a substantial number are more serious.
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It was the first in which a substantial number of attacks on tankers occurred, 62 being reported in all.
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The introduction of quotas to regulate the commercial fish catch had removed a substantial number of set-netters from the industry.
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However, I know that substantial numbers of doctors invested in computers, while complaining about the operation of that rule.
numbers
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At the same time, substantial numbers of mentally handicapped and mentally ill persons were receiving some attention from the community services.
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The concentration of the Confederate forces was now about complete, while the Federals still had substantial numbers on the way.
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The return movement begins in October, but substantial numbers are not often present before November.
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The findings match those in other recent studies that found substantial numbers of students disengaged from learning.
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There appears to be substantial numbers of people who join or leave, become active or inactive, over time.
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I hope that that campaign, which continues until 19 January, succeeds in taking substantial numbers of weapons out of circulation.
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These are concerns shared by substantial numbers of feminists.
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Moreover, even these poor areas do, in fact, contain substantial numbers of moderately affluent people.
part
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A substantial part of the industrial land has been developed but the job yield has been far below initial expectations.
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So here, publication has already begun and a substantial part of the threatened damage has already occurred.
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As the social services account for a substantial part of public spending, cuts affected a wide range of services.
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In 1986, Harriman died, leaving her a substantial part of a fortune estimated at $ 100 million.
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This is reflected in the fact that geography provides a substantial part of the environmental teaching in key stages 1 to 4.
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This is not true of all goods, but that it is true of a substantial part is sufficient.
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In practice, finding which operators apply to some node is often a substantial part of the searching process.
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A substantial part of the Cabinet was pressing for a quick outcome.
portion
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After Edward II's overthrow in 1326 he was restored and he received back a substantial portion of his estates.
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What the networks are offering, Black said, is a substantial portion of their news programming.
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The substantial portion of £18,000 doubtless reflected interalia the disparity of age: Mary Banks was thirty, John Savile twenty-two.
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Net and who is said to own a substantial portion of the company, will become chairman.
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A finance lease lasts for a substantial portion of the life of an asset.
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They are also privatizing substantial portions of their socialized economies.
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In a partnership a trader was required to keep a substantial portion of his wealth in the firm.
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Parents also pay substantial portions of state and local taxes that support public schools and universities.
profit
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Presumably a substantial profit could be made if the church bought the land and subsequently sold it.
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Like the annexation of Tucson Mall a decade earlier, these three areas could provide a substantial profit for the city.
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He'd been running the clinic at a substantial profit for nearly ten years.
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The company was slow to restructure, and its problems could carry over into another substantial profit decline in 1996.
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Middlesbrough made a substantial profit last season, especially with two good Cup runs, and have an extra Premier League windfall.
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About 20 of the weapons, banned for private import by federal law in 1989, were resold for substantial profit .
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He commanded $ 1m a film, plus a share of often substantial profits .
progress
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As was pointed out in the previous chapter, substantial progress has been made in reducing overcrowding, as of facially defined.
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While substantial progress has been made, redlining still exists, and I appreciate the attention you are giving it.
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But substantial progress is being made and the most important resources of all, expertise and know-how, are now becoming available.
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Also, a number of companies had made substantial progress .
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The business has made substantial progress in terms of integrating production facilities, warehousing and administration.
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Nevertheless, substantial progress was made toward reaching an agreement on a new strategy.
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But we did make substantial progress .
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Nevertheless, the review represents substantial progress .
proportion
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The Liberal Democrats and ourselves represent a substantial proportion of public opinion throughout the United Kingdom.
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Relatively few students reach secondary school, with a substantial proportion of these being in the Khartoum and Northern regions.
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Insects falling into the water during the summer provide a substantial proportion of the diet of trout.
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This was because a substantial proportion were very heavily dependent upon the state for their income.
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It had further taught them that bomb casualties in Protestant districts frequently included a substantial proportion of Roman Catholics.
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This very strong assumption precludes any role for unobserved variables to account for a substantial proportion of population heterogeneity.
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A substantial proportion can be referred back to their general practitioners once a thorough assessment has been carried out.
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They also paid a substantial proportion of the increasingly heavy taxation the Elizabethan and Stuart campaigns on the Continent demanded.
reduction
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One is an area protection grant which gives extra to areas that suffered a substantial reduction in income from the business rate.
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Instead of expanding nurse training, colleges are planning a substantial reduction in intakes.
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While the urban groups have experienced substantial reductions in real income, their rural cousins have maintained and maybe improved their incomes.
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He could have used exports to get the economy going with a substantial reduction in the exchange rate and greater devaluation.
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Despite substantial reductions in mortgage interest rates confidence did not return to the marketplace.
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The House of Lords held that it was of merchantable quality because it was saleable without any substantial reduction of the price.
sum
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The substantial sums which back the successful bids will be pocketed by the Treasury.
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People have gained confidence in sending substantial sums off to unseen institutions and working with them long-distance.
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He is set to front a new rescue package, with a mystery backer ready to invest a substantial sum .
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He managed to raise 200, 000 pesos, a substantial sum in those days, to begin his religious order.
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It has redrawn the boundaries between the public and private sectors in favour of the latter and raised substantial sums for the Treasury.
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Now careless loss of a substantial sum of money.
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For those businesses requiring substantial sums of cash it is often appropriate to provide these from our Cash centres.
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Eurocurrency business is in very substantial sums and also often involves governmental or governmental agency transactions.
support
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Recognising there appeared to be substantial support for this move he approached Robert Naish privately with a view to easing the inevitable changeover.
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In the Republican primaries, Dole has received substantial support from senior citizens, who trust one of their own vintage.
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Capital value rating has received more substantial support .
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The ballot showed substantial support for the attitude of the Labour and Liberal Parties towards foreign policy.
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Donald MacRae, a professor of sociology, for example, was seen as lending substantial support to the development of the polytechnics.
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Le Reve has developed and maintained a policy of high reward and substantial support for their staff, distributors and field Consultants.
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Alternative energy sources like wind and solar power will receive substantial support for research and development.
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a substantial mahogany desk
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A substantial number of houses were damaged by the floods.
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a very substantial family in the wool trade
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The breakfast they provide is substantial .
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The refugees face a substantial threat of harm if they are sent home.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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About 20 of the weapons, banned for private import by federal law in 1989, were resold for substantial profit.
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As we discussed in our previous book, there is a substantial body of evidence in favour of the latter alternative.
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At least one independent analyst believes growth will be substantial .
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Stout lifelines are fitted and there are very substantial bow, quarter and spring cleats.
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The company was slow to restructure, and its problems could carry over into another substantial profit decline in 1996.
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The staff and technical advisory group agreed that new construction should play a substantial role in the first-year housing goals.
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The surplus at Hawker was not detailed yesterday but is believed to be substantial .
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There will, however, be substantial costs of that kind.