Sentence examples for substantive business from inspiring English sources

Some tensions arose from substantive business conflicts.

According to the 2013 CDP Water Program Global 500 Report, 70% of respondents believe that water is a substantive business risk.

Senate Republicans said they would continue to try to hold regular sessions after Monday, when the legislative session expires, even though they cannot conduct any substantive business without the Democrats' cooperation.

But with no agreement yet reached, the Senate remained at a virtual standstill throughout the day, and performed no substantive business at the special session called by Gov. David A. Paterson.

Conservative leader David Walker said at last night's meeting of the full council said there was no "substantive business" up for consultation and better use could have been made of councillors' time.

Mr Buckingham has had no substantive business contact with Simon Mann since 1998 and no contact of any nature with him since 2000". He has been busy with Heritage, however.

Telcos need help unlocking their digital assets and transitioning from being voice and data pipes to being substantive digital businesses.

We hear about the little Donald Duck stuffed toys they exchanged, but nothing substantive about his business, his relationships with world leaders, his other wives and children, or the famous kidnapping and mutilation of his grandson and the ransom Getty bargained down before finally paying.

Neither had a strong substantive background in business or commerce policy, but like Daschle, their supposed qualification was Washington experience.

More importantly, however, most acquisitions profoundly affect the substantive organization of the business.

It will be the last substantive piece of parliamentary business before the EU referendum in three weeks' time.