Sentence examples for a substantive pay from inspiring English sources

They said Mr. Lynch was only asserting that the screening process was lax because he believed it would support his contention that without a substantive pay raise, the city would continue to face difficulty attracting qualified candidates.

A priori, it seems unlikely that a substantive rise in immigration in a particular region and occupation has had absolutely no impact on pay in that region and occupation.

A substantive disagreement.

She declined requests for a substantive interview.

But Robin then adds a substantive component.

There is a substantive point here.

A vote on whether a matter is procedural or substantive is itself a substantive question.

"We're seeing quite a substantive move," he said.

He has yet to receive a substantive response.

And yet, in a substantive way, it answers nothing.

"It was not a substantive change to the law".