be substantive

Example Sentences

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On Tuesday evening Rubio spoke to UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy about what he hoped would be "substantive and good technical meetings".

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2025

“It’s so subjective!” and “It omits a crucial P.O.V.!” are assumed to be substantive criticisms rather than essentially value-neutral statements.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2023

“This is going to be a late deliverable, which combined with a Covid vaccine will be substantive issues for late deciders,” he said.

From New York Times • Sep. 22, 2020

Miller’s comments on Fox News, while vague, seem to suggest the changes might not be substantive.

From Washington Post • Feb. 22, 2017

And though the university has used Mike’s quarters to conduct research on microbiomes in the past, this line of study requires data from many mammals to be substantive.

From Slate • Oct. 14, 2016