But there will be little substance left to Belgrade's assertion of sovereignty.

"It's the academic frauds that have a little substance that are the problem."

True, the pieces can seem all gloss and little substance, but at their best they can deliver a powerful physical kick.

A lot of points but, on inspection, little substance.

I think people are looking for a little substance.

Yet too often, it has turned out to be all hype and little substance.

They think he's a man of little substance, but that's not true.

The Commons amendments to the bill "taken together prove to be of little substance", he says.

It was really enjoyable but a bit dull in the middle and really of little substance.

For all the gains that the announcement produced, there proved to be little substance behind it.