The commentary, sometimes referred to as kuntros (literally, "notebook"), resembles a living tutor; it explains the text in its entirety, guides the student in methodological and substantive matters, resolves linguistic difficulties, and indicates the normative conclusions of the discussion.
But in our judgment, the A.C.L.U. has been extremely effective in recent years, both on substantive matters — including the novel and important civil liberties issues spawned by 9/11 — and in management of the organization.
As is generally the case on the site, where there are significant disagreements in the scientific community about substantive matters, alternative representations of the branching point are presented and explained; in this case, there is an issue about the number and nature of taxa at the kingdom level.
Comey's statement two days before the election that Clinton has been cleared of wrongdoing in the case of her emails might help refocus voters' attention on the substantive matters on the ballot in this historic election.
Musicals of any kind are a challenge to develop and put on; those that address substantive matters, especially those grounded in historical events, face further pitfalls.
The result was that much of the activity of the APA Council of Representatives, the legislative group with ultimate authority in the APA governance, turned away from substantive matters into an odd system of fawning over one another.
Hence, Technical (including Policy) Officers in Regional and Subregional Offices report on substantive matters to their Division Director at Headquarters, or to the Service Chief designated by the latter, through their immediate supervisor or group leader.
Scientists including Stephen Jay Gould and Edward M. Purcell, who won the 1952 Nobel Prize in Physics for work on magnetism in atomic nuclei, have dabbled in baseball statistics mostly as a diversion from more substantive matters.
In June 1977 she visited seven nations in the Caribbean and Latin America and met with their leaders to discuss substantive matters related to defense and trade.
Then, in Cancún, while some compromises were reached which restored trust in the negotiation process, there were no real breakthroughs on any key substantive matters.
