This allowed applicants to claim their proposals might cause harm but it was actually 'less than substantial harm' and therefore on balance acceptable.

Pickles has made it more difficult for promoters of unsuitable schemes to claim they must be accepted because they cause less than substantial harm.

He was also concerned that offences had 'caused substantial harm to the integrity of the market'.

They can do substantial harm to an organizations systems and place its data at risk.

If such pressure waves enter a shelter, they will likely do substantial harm to occupants and equipment.