The phrase "at a substantive" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to refer to something significant or meaningful, but the phrase lacks clarity and context.
Example: "The discussion focused on issues at a substantive level, but the phrase itself is unclear."
Alternatives: "at a meaningful level" or "at a significant level".
At a substantive press conference about childhood obesity, for example, reporters might ask: "Who's the expert you guys are quoting?
This Article challenges such feminist orthodoxy by showing that at a substantive, if not symbolic, level, it is based on a mistaken view of existing empirical data on judicial behavior and its likely future predictive value.
Putnam purports to arrive at a substantive conclusion — that we are not brains in vats — with the assistance of a particular theory about the nature of reference — namely, the causal theory.
There's a new reality that we're at a substantive risk and under threat for foreign and domestic extremist attacks, both ideological and with other domestic political motivations and emotionally disturbed individuals".
But how could we arrive at a substantive definition of the threshold, and what would the implications be for treatment decisions?
Themes and patterns in the data are identified using constant comparative techniques and data are organised into codes and categories to enable theory to be developed at a substantive level.
Each summer, a subject of special interest is selected at SAIS to serve as a substantive theme in the coming academic year.
The Department's amicus brief is, as a substantive matter, disingenuous at best.
An intermediate-sized plate of rosti topped with beef stroganoff was full of good flavours and, at £4.50, a substantive portion.
October brought, at last, a substantive conversation about street harassment, and an overwhelming response to the claims from 15 women that Canada's most famous radio host, Jian Ghomeshi, had assaulted them.
No matter what rules are adopted at Time A, their substantive effect will often be quite different at Time B. The processes for financial regulation are not well suited to address this dynamic.
