«He wants to make substantial cuts in two or three places to hold steady in others,» said a senior official. (edweek.org)
And they set out to avoid revealing the fact by hiding behind the statement that they would have to make substantial cuts. (totalpolitics.com)
Meanwhile, it's worth noting that five of those seven programs have taken substantial cuts over the last decade, as shown in the chart above. (prichardcommittee.org)