Sentence examples for as a substantive matter from inspiring English sources

As a substantive matter, the bill was very mild; nonetheless, there were dire warnings of trade war and global economic disruption.

I have also concluded, as a substantive matter, that the record as it now exists demonstrates that the charitable foundation contemplated by the agreement is not sufficiently funded both to fulfill the eleemosynary purposes justifying a cy pres remedy and to assure that effectuation of the agreement would not have anti-competitive effects.

As a substantive matter, how should we think of these "reductions"?

The Department's amicus brief is, as a substantive matter, disingenuous at best.

In the landmark case of McDonald v. City of Chicago, the Court held that the Due Process Clause incorporated as a substantive matter the Second Amendment's right to private gun ownership and was applicable to the states.

But a good characterization of the distinction should not rule on a substantive matter in this way.

"I see this as form, not as a substantive issue," City Attorney Philip Kohn told the commission.

As a more substantive matter, it's time to call foul on the GOP's economic theory, which justifies giving tax cuts to the rich and to corporations while driving up the debt.

It's a crucial and testing development; as well as the more substantive matters at stake, the government's refusal to take part in mediation has been presented as a key sticking point since strikes were announced.

Yet differences among countries raises questions about such a universal approach both as a substantive and practical matter.

As for the substantive matter, the Express buries the most important expert warnings until the very end of its article.