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.
The other issue: Beyond the fact that Coursera has raised $22 million in venture capital (the same is true of Udacity), MOOC platforms haven't yet been able to create substantive business models.
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.
But it also creates substantive protections for consumers, businesses, workers and the environment – imagine a system without guarantees of parental leave, or non-discrimination.
It will be the last substantive piece of parliamentary business before the EU referendum in three weeks' time.
Under Gary C. Dunton, who succeeded Mr. Brown in 2004 and, on Saturday, stepped aside for him to return, MBIA has resisted suggestions that it make substantive changes to its business.
Companies and associations that plan these events, along with the destinations that vie to host them, worry that those new expenses will be a drag on any substantive recovery in the business.
"We became convinced that the MOOCs phenomenon is not just your regular hype but a very substantive trend or new business that's emerging".
