Sentence examples similar to devoid of all substance from inspiring English sources

Both the movement and Palin have been branded, and ridiculed by commentators and politicians, as hollow and devoid of any substance; both are seeking to assert themselves as legitimate political forces.

Such predictions are cyclical with every election and have become devoid of any substance.

But even before today's revelations, his 'Weiner So Sorry' tour was already devoid of any substance once you removed his family-man image from the picture.

Each seemed determined to outdo the previous one in how completely boring and devoid of any substance their speech could be, their primary focus being unfettered British nationalism.

The call on Austria to take action in relation to freedom of movement is therefore devoid of any substance.

"The Verdict" is Channel Nine's answer to the ABC'S "Q&A", with the question presumably being "hey, can we make this format any more simplistic and devoid of substance?" It's all the joy of watching people scream at each other without the hassle of standing in a train station at 1am on a Saturday.

It says that if a transaction superficially follows all rules but is devoid of economic substance and produces tax savings Congress didn't intend, it can be considered a sham and disallowed.

The key relationships in the play are likewise devoid of emotional substance.

Everything outside was not so much unreal as devoid of comprehensible substance.

Mr. Summers said such transactions "are devoid of economic substance" and serve no purpose except avoiding taxes.

But beyond that it suggests that one's dignity is tied to one's identity within a specific cultural milieu, for divine command cannot be abstract or devoid of particular substance.