Sentence examples for place of substantive from inspiring English sources

Message control and winning each 24-hour news cycle have usurped the place of substantive debate.

Bonello creates a chic and conventionally stylish drama, whirling with Steadicam shots in which constant motion takes the place of substantive action and with an unbroken realism that's glossy with its own thoughtlessness.

Bosanquet's emphasis on the importance of a common good, on the social character of the individual, and on the fundamental place of substantive social ends within a community, are echoed in the more recent writings of Charles Taylor (1992) and Alasdair MacIntyre (1990).

Yesterday Media Matter for America released a well-researched report showing that conservatives have repeatedly resorted to blaming ACORN in place of substantive discussions of causes and solutions, even where the organization has little or nothing to do with the issue.

Instead, the horse race coverage takes the place of the substantive coverage, and the candidate with the lead appears decisive and competent, and the trailing candidate faintly ridiculous.

On the other hand, when a thick conception of the rule of law is taken, a greater emphasis is placed on elements of substantive justice.

The debate over Allen's actions can (and has) played out in many other forums; an opening-night film-festival news conference, one might argue, may not be the most suitable of those places, especially in the absence of substantive new information.

Olympic critics have had a field day with the problems, promoting stories of taxpayer losses in the billions, and a combination of substantive factors led Moody's and Standard & Poor to place the City of Vancouver on credit-watch status.

It also recommended that the government "should be extremely wary of substantive increases in fees" because of the strain it would place on the new loan system.

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So odds tilt strongly against passage of substantive changes in taxes or entitlements until after Mr. Obama and his Republican adversaries place their alternatives in front of voters in the 2012 presidential campaign.