Nevertheless, several substantial figures of more senior generations participated in the competition, and not all their works were destined to be forgotten.

Leaving aside repairs, alterations, carpets and curtains, these costs could amount to £4,000 on a £75,000 house - a substantial figure.

He is, to say the least, a substantial figure.

This is a substantial figure and suggests that individuals see the need more clearly than organisations.

"Then you understand why I have you down in the budget for the rather substantial figure you've been protesting," she concluded triumphantly.

Vintage's winning bid is said to have been for "a substantial six figures."

And then the lawyer coughed, proposed a study, and named a substantial figure for a two-year research grant.

In the background too were two of Hollywood's must substantial figures.

It established Mead as a substantial figure in American anthropology, a position she would maintain for the next fifty years.

Analysts said that was a substantial figure, considering that the programming from their respective libraries will cost nothing.