Sentence examples for substantive merits from inspiring English sources

But in public policy, fewer and fewer decisions are made on the substantive merits.

The decision on emergency contraceptives, whatever its substantive merits, blunted a potential Republican opportunity to strike on social issues.

"We are examining our jurisdictional options to have our case heard on its substantive merits," Dale Moss, the president of the Ambassadors, said in an email.

The tribunal only has the power to review your case on the grounds of the substantive merits of authorisation of the interception, surveillance or other measures in question.

But we're going to win on the substantive merits of the case". Homer added: "There isn't a DOT project in the country that isn't sued.

They should also consider the substantive merits of the client's claims and the reliability of the standard legal procedures for resolving the problem at hand.

General Electric, based in Fairfield, Conn., said that the suspension was "lacking in both fair process and substantive merit" and that it would file an appeal with the Pentagon.

This book has been written primarily for freelance DEs working on nonfiction trade books of substantive merit.

The judge said the privatization plan — a "substantive" policy change — merited its own debate and should have been presented as a stand-alone bill.

The first surprise was that the judge in the matter, Chancellor Leo E. Strine Jr., decided to turn the scheduling hearing into a more substantive one on the merits.

* The court could also punt, using legal technicalities to defer a substantive decision on the merits of the case to a later time.