substantial change
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsubstantialandchange
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substantial
adjective
uk/səbˈstæn.ʃəl/us/səbˈstæn.ʃəl/
large in size, value, ...
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change
noun
uk/tʃeɪndʒ/us/tʃeɪndʒ/
the act of becoming different, or the result of something ...
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(Definition ofsubstantialandchangefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofsubstantial change
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Despite the chronological distance from his early work, the politics of these later poems do not reflect anysubstantialchangein outlook.
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It might be argued that it is too soon to expectsubstantialchangeor to be able to evaluate what has actually been achieved.
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Structural similarities of this sort, occurring on a background ofsubstantialchange, may be revealing.
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This was an enduring benchmark in a workforce undergoingsubstantialchangeon many fronts.
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Building 5 shows further modification and enlargement of the monument, including asubstantialchangein its architectural style.
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The pattern shows up on every dataset and spans more than thirty years, a period ofsubstantialchangein the political life of both countries.
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Thissubstantialchangeof identity is clearly led by the middleaged generation, and is reinforced by the younger one.
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As we moved from one problem to the next, the onlysubstantialchangeis the specification of what needs to be done.
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Sometimes they producesubstantialchangein one policy area and little change in another policy area.
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However, there is nosubstantialchangein its age profile.
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Now let us consider whether there is substantial evidence that there are parafoveal-on-foveal effects that would require asubstantialchangein our modeling approach.
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In general, salinity and acidity result from asubstantialchangein land use practice that has altered the hydrological balance from catchment to regional scales.
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It requires a comprehensive approach employing multiple strategies to havesubstantialchange.
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The subsequent decade has not producedsubstantialchange.
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The meaning of partnership has undergonesubstantialchange.
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The former, single-origin scenario would have involved asubstantialchangein connectivity.
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Figures from the other three reports suggestsubstantialchangewith some persistence.
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