Sentence examples for substantive executive from inspiring English sources

Theodore Roosevelt also introduced the practice of issuing substantive executive orders.

The White House responded to Boehner's comments by insisting that the president was undeterred, and would pursue "common sense and substantive" executive action on immigration.

In the lead-up to Donald Trump's inauguration, political observers braced for a flurry of substantive executive and legislative activity.

Democrats have already shown a willingness to challenge Trump in court on conflict of interest questions and will likely relish any opportunity to challenge his substantive executive orders.

But his suddenly dulcet tones weren't matched by substantive kindness," executive director Steven Goldstein said in a statement.

He not only sold all his holdings in Goldman Sachs, the investment bank he had run, but also specifically said that he would avoid any substantive interaction with Goldman executives for his entire term unless he first obtained an ethics waiver from the government.

Because of that newness, though, it has taken until now for the bulk of the Council, about two-thirds of its members newly elected, to find its footing and begin to take steps toward the substantive work of counterbalancing the executive branch.

While the plan is a good first step, "it is clearly as much a public relations effort as a substantive change," said Ron Pollack, the executive director of Families USA, a Washington consumer group that has often criticized Wal-Mart's health care offerings.

The 64 fellows, divided between the state Assembly, Senate, Judiciary and the executive branch, do substantive work: They help draft legislation, write speeches and conduct policy briefings.

So does the recent ad paid for by Roger Berliner, another incumbent council member running for county executive, comparing the civil, substantive, detail-oriented Mr. Blair to Mr. Trump.

Loyalty, like sincerity, conscientiousness, and courage, is better seen as an executive than as a substantive virtue.