Sentence examples for had been substantive from inspiring English sources

Her spokesman Richard A. Boucher said the talks had been "substantive and useful".

Reid closed Sunday's unusual session by saying that discussions with McConnell had been "substantive" and that he was optimistic.

The talks have been substantive and businesslike.

2) There may have been substantive, non-crazed reasons for them taking these actions".

At times, they've been fairly lengthy and they've been substantive".

What you would never grasp from those outraged tweets is that all my criticisms have been substantive.

The Times's coverage of the campaign has been substantive in every way, focusing on voters and the issues facing the country.

It is equally important to assess whether the improvements made have been fully understood by homeowners, and if the changes made have been substantive.

"The Tata group is one of three potential buyers with whom there have been substantive negotiations," said Norman L. Peck, the managing partner of the Carlyle, who heads its ownership group.

Government policies on early childhood, as it have been described above, aim to promote provision of early childhood education to a good standard level Indeed, there has been substantive progress in the provision of early childhood education for under three years children in Indonesia at community level.

And in the midst of these most recent efforts, there have been substantive cuts to other health care initiatives and vital community services that support well-being.