The phrase "a substantive assessment" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a thorough and meaningful evaluation of a subject or situation.
Example: "The committee conducted a substantive assessment of the proposed policy changes before making their recommendations."
Alternatives: "a thorough evaluation" or "a meaningful analysis".
In his letter to Mr Cameron the Labour leader said: "I am strongly of the view that, when it comes to such a strategically important part of UK PLC, we need a more substantive assessment of whether this takeover is in the national economic interest before the UK government allows itself to be seen to be supporting it".
"While it is not my intention to throw bricks, I will be frank in our substantive assessment of where various issues stand," he said, adding that the mood had changed from hopeful to grim over the past three months.
In practice, the evaluation process was driven primarily by engineering standards; assessment of local needs did not accommodate substantive assessment of usability; and choice was limited by the availability of equipment on the marketplace.
We identified only a few studies that attempted to relate DIF results to blinded substantive assessments of the reasons for DIF: most conducted in fields such as educational testing [ 8, 67, 79- 85].
The comparison of the analysis of the dimensions in each case study (summarised in Table 1) reveals the following: a) Inclusion of all areas of topics into assessments: Substantive integrated assessment approaches are already being developed within the domains.
Inclusion of all areas of topics into assessments: Substantive integrated assessment approaches are already being developed within the domains.
Cardiologists did not self-assess any areas of CV risk assessment as a substantive gap, although some trends emerged.
The type of depression assessment makes a substantive difference in the observed association between depression and IR, which may in part reflect a greater sensitivity of clinical interviews in detecting depression.
Students will produce a substantive piece of work that incorporates assessment of a marketplace, evaluation of competitors, opportunity identification and specification, recommendations for action and an implementation plan.
"It's a substantive, lengthy report, and it merits serious review and assessment," spokesman Jay Carney told reporters.
