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amount of substance

British

noun

a measure of the number of entities (atoms, molecules, ions, electrons, etc) present in a substance, expressed in moles

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“There is a vast amount of substance in the relationship,” he added.

From New York Times

The tool has the ability to dramatically increase the amount of substance you put inside of it.

From Salon

“The amount of substance abuse is higher, neglect is higher, abuse is higher,” Cutchin explained.

From Washington Times

There seems to be an impressive amount of substance behind Mayfield’s swagger.

From Washington Post

“Even with this stark dichotomy between Kemp and Abrams in their styles and in their politics, people forget that Stacey has a giant amount of substance and a long record of working across the aisle, of getting things done,” said Jason Carter, a lawyer, former gubernatorial candidate and grandson of President Carter, a former Georgia governor.

From Los Angeles Times

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