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• s  fairly large
  won by a substantial margin
• 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.
• After Harvey Milk became the first openly gay man elected to any substantial political office in the history of the planet, thousands of astounded people wrote to him.

• significant
• substantive
• real
• material
• hearty
• satisfying
• solid
• square
• strong

• insubstantial

News & Articles

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• 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

Quotes

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• 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".