Sentence examples for a substantive argument from inspiring English sources

3. The Romney campaign isn't even trying to make a substantive argument in response — they're just calling names.

You could have a substantive argument on whether tax cuts for the rich stimulate the economy and benefit the middle class and the poor.

You could have a substantive argument on whether the government should play a role in providing health insurance to the uninsured, requiring coverage of pre-existing conditions.

She didn't directly address questions or issues, but rather strung together a slew of platitudes and buzz words intended to push voters' buttons, not offer them a substantive argument for her readiness to be second in line to the presidency.

Thankfully, David Leonhardt (via Matthew Yglesias) does a good job of explaining why "the case against rationing isn't really a substantive argument" in the health-care debate.It's a clever set of buzzwords that tries to hide the fact that societies must make choices.

Goodall doesn't expect the chemical manufacturer to come up with a substantive argument against Druker's meticulously researched tome.

In the absence of any substantive argument about how "taking back control" might look in the 21st century, we got men like Farage and Johnson waving flags and pounding their chests.

The row overshadowed a more substantive argument about Mr Livingstone's appointment to co-chair a review of the party's policy on Trident alongside the shadow Defence Secretary Maria Eagle.

We hope that this review will serve as a more substantive argument for cognitive complexity in pigs.

This is a problem because it is possible to offer a very strong substantive argument for quite dramatic changes to the foundation of the curriculum, argued on the basis of changes already visible, but more importantly on the basis of changes that will occur in the next three or four decades which may lead to various future scenarios.

We can even make a meaningful and substantive argument as to how the debt ceiling fiasco was a direct result of extremist interests which took Congress hostage.