Sentence examples for substantive idea from inspiring English sources

As Carpenter notes, he "articulated the substantive idea that sexual intimacy among gay Americans was a good thing, not merely a tolerable thing".

So a substantive idea – to try to open up internships to students from all backgrounds – was overshadowed this week when Labour pointed out the deputy prime minister once benefited from work experience at a Finnish bank organised by his father.

And he has thus provided Republicans and others on the right with a model — not of policy design, but of legislative advocacy, of using the power of the Senate and a presidential campaign to build support for a major substantive idea.

Says he: "The substantive idea is one that's alive and well". Maybe, but there are competing funding ideas alive and well out there too.

This is, in a different setting, also defended by Thomasson, who in her characterization of what she in general calls an artifactual kind says that such a kind is defined by the designer's intention to make something of that kind, by a substantive idea that the designer has of how this can be achieved, and by his or her largely successful achievement of it (Thomasson 2003, 2007).

When deciding which direction to take on Tears in the Rain, Harvey and his writing partner Evan James Dembskey opted to focus on a singular, substantive idea and build a story around it, rather than churn out an flashy, action-packed Blade Runner spinoff.

They have little in the way of substantive ideas except for vengeful anger, and nationalist delusions.

Usually, the librettist produces the substantive ideas that inspire the composition, including the dramatic structure, characters and scenario of the opera.

"He has brought a lot of creative and substantive ideas to the table, and I'm eagerly waiting to see them come to fruition," he said.

She knew she couldn't symbolically accept ideas just to look like she'd listened, nor could she be the only one whose substantive ideas prevailed.

The challenge for Democrats is to show (not tell) Americans that they have a coherent and cohesive set of substantive ideas (policies).