s having a firm basis in reality and being therefore important, meaningful, or considerable
substantial equivalents
a having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary
the substantial world a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical most ponderous and substantial things"- Shakespeare
s providing abundant nourishment
ate a substantial breakfast
s of good quality and condition; solidly built
several substantial timber buildings
There is substantial and credible information that President Clinton lied under oath to the grand jury about his sexual relationship with Monica Lewinsky.
But a senior Administration official says the Treasury Department has indicated that there is substantial value in the banks tested and that there are no big shocks coming.
There are substantial problems for Pel and his sport to overcome.
Bump in Wash. revenue may avert gov't shutdown Substantial improvements in Washington's financial outlook provided state lawmakers with a pathway to resolve their budget differences Tuesday, and negotiators expressed optimism they would avoid any government ...
June 19, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News
Why Housing Is The Economy's Last Best Hope The housing market 'recovery' has provided substantial support to the U.S. economic growth . The housing-related activities, which Guggenheim's Scott Minerd defines as private residential investment, personal expenditures on household durable goods, and utilities, as well as consumption wealth effect from home price appreciation , have positively contributed to real GDP growth for five ...
June 19, 2013 - Zero Hedge
Gauge-Rite subsidiary sees substantial growth Since purchasing Gauge-Rite Inc. in September of 2011, Unique Tool & Gauge Inc., a mold manufacturer located in Windsor, ON has seen substantial growth in Gauge-Rite’s business. According to Darcy King, VP of Sales and Engineering for Unique Tool ( www.unique-tool.com ), taking on a new business is always a challenge – even if that business is complementary to the moldmaking business. Tagging ...
June 17, 2013 - PlasticsToday.com
Barack Obama in Salon In the last six months, AIG has received substantial sums from the US Treasury,Obama said. "And I've asked [the Treasury Department] to use that leverage and pursue every single legal avenue to block these bonuses and make the American...
Ben Bernanke in AFP Despite the unwelcome rise in the unemployment rate that was reported last week, the risk that the economy has entered a substantial downturn appears to have diminished over the past month or so,said Bernanke. "Over the remainder of 2008,...
President Bush in BBC News Speaking earlier in the day Mr Bush said were "disagreements over aspects of a rescue plan but there is no disagreement that something substantial must be done".