Sentence examples for substantive concessions from inspiring English sources
Mr. Obama has made some substantive concessions.
At one point, they demanded substantive concessions in return for raising the ceiling.
Quartet diplomats say Mr. Sharon may be withholding substantive concessions for his meeting with President Bush.
The Foreign Office said Britain would abide by a longstanding policy not to make "substantive concessions to hostage takers".
A spokesman for the FCO said: "We have a long-held and clear policy of not paying ransoms or making any other substantive concessions to hostage takers.
Either way, the longer Mr Ocalan fails to wrest substantive concessions for his people the more restless the PKK will grow.
The FARC had recognised that "guarantees exist" for the talks to continue.In this section The FARC's moment of truth Survival struggle Stormy summer Shuffle in the snow Reprints Related items A survey of Colombia: Drugs, war and democracyApr 19th 2001Behind this coded statement lies the first substantive concession by the FARC in three years.
Labor made substantial concessions.
Insist on being given the keys to No 10 without having to talk substantively to any other party first – to avoid a coalition or any substantive policy concessions.
And if Obama once again evades default by making substantive policy concessions to House Republicans, then he's going to normalize this hostage-taking process.
To his credit, Dodd never pretended these were substantive or productive concessions, instead openly acknowledging that the moves were intended to garner votes.
