substantial concession

collocation in English

meaningsofsubstantialandconcession

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substantial
adjective
uk
/səbˈstæn.ʃəl/us
/səbˈstæn.ʃəl/
large in size, value, ...
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concession
noun
uk
/kənˈseʃ.ən/us
/kənˈseʃ.ən/
something that is allowed or given up, often in order to end a disagreement, or the act of allowing or ...
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(Definition ofsubstantialandconcessionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsubstantial concession

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That is a verysubstantialconcession, and a very great help in the solution of this problem.
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I do not think there is anything very much in the nature of asubstantialconcessionin that proposal.
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It is asubstantialconcession, we agree, and it will help the smaller type of business.
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This scheme is made just because we do think that the cost was prohibitive of making thissubstantialconcessionon air mail rates.
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I think £2,700,000 is asubstantialconcessionout of the £7,000,000, which is the total range of the assessment of property claims.
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That is a verysubstantialconcessionto rating areas which may be hardly hit.
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That is a very grave danger, and it is a very serious andsubstantialconcessionmade to the medical profession.
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For the general charitable category, therefore, a verysubstantialconcessionis made under the existing law.
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This in itself is already asubstantialconcession, since changes of policy in fiscal matters do not normally make exception for business currently in hand.
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The concessionary licence which was only 5p a year became asubstantialconcessionas the price of the licence increased.
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That is asubstantialconcessionand is the sort of case in which voluntary registration is of great benefit.
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There is thesubstantialconcessionwhich we have made when the purchaser occupied the house before letting it.
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We made asubstantialconcessionwith regard to depreciation allowances in the hope that it would have some effect.
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If it receives that consideration, we believe that it will have behind it asubstantialconcession.
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That was a reasonable andsubstantialconcessionfor which we may be grateful.
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That seems to be a prettysubstantialconcessionof sovereignty.
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Thissubstantialconcessionwill be restricted to hostels used mainly by people who would be eligible for community charge rebates.
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Limited liability is asubstantialconcession, an inroad on the basic rule of law that people are responsible for the debts that they incur.
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Some would say that that is asubstantialconcession.
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That article also heralded what may be asubstantialconcession.
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