Sentence examples for substantive roles from inspiring English sources

This is the first time the actresses play opposite each other in substantive roles, and they are thrilled.

ACTRESSES often complain about the lack of substantive roles for older women in Hollywood movies, but women in popular music have it just as bad, if not worse.

The original movie and its sequel featured four ghostbusters, but the substantive roles went to the three white stars — Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, and Bill Murray.

Grier was a veteran actor too when Jackie Brown came out, but her famous performances were in blaxploitation film – one of the few genres in which African Americans could find substantive roles in the 70s.

Still, for those with a high tolerance for sentiment, "The Lost Child" has enough rewards to be worth the trip, not the least of which is the chance to watch American Indian actors in substantive roles.

The fun of going to productions by the Bats, the youthful training company of the Flea Theater, is the prospect of seeing unknown actors really make an impression when given the chance to tackle substantive roles.

But Mr. Bush did play a more substantive role in putting out one media fire.

"Eddie senior didn't play a substantive role in any of this," Costa said.

It is turning to NATO to expand the alliance's mandate in Afghanistan and play a substantive role in Iraq.

Mr. Ratner's project with The Times was mentioned almost every time he had a substantive role in an article.

But prosecutors said their evidence showed that Monsignor Lynn played an active and more substantive role in decisions.