Sentence examples for substantive rather than from inspiring English sources

This must be substantive rather than a simple going through the motions to check boxes.

Others were acquiescent, while hoping that the promised autonomy would prove substantive rather than cosmetic.

Essentially, a ruling must make a substantive rather than merely procedural change in the law, or if it is procedural, it must make such a drastic change as to be considered a "watershed".

In her call to Mr. Netanyahu, she demanded that Israel reverse the housing plan in the neighborhood of Ramat Shlomo; that the Israelis avoid further provocations in Jerusalem during planned peace talks; and that Mr. Netanyahu commit to substantive rather than procedural negotiations with the Palestinians, as Israel has said it would prefer.

We will focus on substantive rather than technical concerns.

In this usage, Deleuze later clarifies, "multiplicity" designates the multiple as a substantive, rather than as a predicate.

I would incorporate substantive equality, rather than just formal equality.

That sounds like a saner life — one in which we, like Merkel, could concentrate on Trump's substantive actions rather than his efforts to distract, obfuscate, and intimidate.

"What we need now is to ensure that the six-party talks will bring about substantive results, rather than just talks for the sake of talks," Mr. Lee said, echoing language that has lately been used by senior American diplomats.

It is entirely clear that the single best way to increase students' engagement with theiracademic work, to connect students with other students around substantive ideas rather than simply socializing, and to raise the graduation rate is to study in groups.

"If Powell really wants to be a hero, because he's had a tough time in the last 12 months, he'd line up three votes and put something substantive out rather than simply a mishmash," said Reed E. Hundt, who served as chairman of the commission during the Clinton administration.