be substantive

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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

“What we investigated was understood to be substantive and real,” said Gordon Freedman, who served as a staffer on Mr. Ervin’s committee.

From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2022

Pai has made clear that the comments need to be substantive, though, and he has proposed that the commission undertake a cost-benefit analysis that supports whichever decision this proceeding leads to.

From Slate • May 23, 2017

“I think he needs to get on offense, but it needs to be substantive offense,” O’Donnell said.

From Washington Post • Oct. 5, 2016