Sentences with phrase «substantial dent»

As to the recession question — I'd imagine recessions also put a substantial dent in revenue from income taxes, right?

The generators will make a substantial dent in the royal electricity bill, supplying about a third of the castle's needs.

One of the many reasons the first - generation Nissan Titan failed to make a substantial dent in the pickup market was its lack of configurability — there simply wasn't a wide enough range of power trains, bed lengths, trim packages and options to satisfy pickup buyers, who are used to being catered to with startling specificity by Detroit automakers.

The Galaxy Tab could be the next device to make a substantial dent in the consumer tablet market, in other words, but it will likely be far from the last.

However, MetLife provides group - based discounts to a wide variety of different organizations, such as individual employers and labor unions, which can make a substantial dent — approaching 50 % in some cases — in your monthly premiums.

But, if you're anticipating retiring next year and will need the money, a bad year could put a substantial dent in your retirement budget.

The original Surface was unsuccessful, and unless Windows 8 sees greater adoption or excitement, it's hard to see Surface 2 making a substantial dent into the market.

Policies will almost never cover your entire veterinary bill, although it could make a substantial dent in a hefty bill.

That level of cuts would make a substantial dent in the downstream and downwind effects of excess nitrogen and phosphorus.

Analysts who have studied the pledges find that they fall short of the overall goal of the agreement, but would make a substantial dent in the greenhouse gas emissions that are heating the planet.

It has failed to make any substantial dent in the EU's greenhouse gas emissions, while returning billions of euros to big polluters in the form of unearned profits.

Getting a colour with no cut still made a substantial dent in the Sprogs» college fund.