The phrase "a substantive decision on" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a significant or meaningful decision regarding a particular issue or topic.
Example: "The committee is expected to make a substantive decision on the proposed policy changes by the end of the month."
Alternatives: "a meaningful decision regarding" or "a significant decision about".
Today's United States Supreme Court ruling bought some time for the court, which was reluctant to make a substantive decision by a narrow margin, split along ideological lines.
"This is more likely to be a crisis (and substantive decision) postponed, than a crisis avoided altogether," Alexander Kinmont, an equity strategist at Nikko Salomon Smith Barney in Tokyo, wrote recently.
"From this point on, virtually every substantive decision is guaranteed to displease someone," said William Rodgers, Newtown's second selectman and a nonvoting director of the Newtown-Sandy Hook Community Foundation, which was set up to disburse the $10.2 million.
But, she said, "I can say that the commission's donors do not have, and never have had, any input on any substantive decisions that we have made, whether it's regarding the number, schedule and format of the debates, who is invited to debate or any other substantive piece of our work".
Wolin says that he, not Feinberg, communicated with the White House, providing Rahm Emanuel, the chief of staff, and the economic adviser Larry Summers with what Wolin calls an occasional "heads up on scheduling, nothing about substantive decisions..
Several authors have suggested the founding period as a critical time in the development of a firm, arguing that the resource and decision choices made at this point have a substantive impact on the firm's future.
Five countries (Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States) have permanent seats on the Security Council and can veto any substantive decisions.
No substantive decisions are made without him and yet for an organisation of the Nation's size to function decisions must be made in his absence.
