Sentence examples for substantive state from inspiring English sources

But the heart of the problem for a small-government conservative would probably come in Cruz's argument that there is a substantive state interest in regulating some sex acts: "morality".

The Bush position is that because the Florida Supreme Court "changed" substantive state election law after Election Day, there is no "prior" law in place and the condition of Section 5 is therefore not satisfied.

I predict that as always, the community will help each other understand what substantive state changes people need to make when they get back to their offices.

That school board, however, would be more symbolic than substantive, said state Rep. Brian Banks, D-Detroit, because it would have no control over the hiring of a superintendent and would be subject to the same financial review commission that oversees the City of Detroit's finances.

"These interactions made it clear to me that the leaders of both of our countries are sincerely working toward the same goal: to build a sustained and substantive United States-China defense relationship that supports the broader United States-China cooperative partnership," Mr. Panetta said.

She emphasized that she had consulted Mrs. Quigley only about scheduling and not on the substantive issues of state.

An aide to Gov. George E. Pataki said there had been no substantive discussions between state and city leaders on shifting transportation responsibilities to the authority.

Practically speaking, though, the decision is more symbolic than substantive, since the state has been paying its share of desegregation costs for the last few years -- albeit under protest.

These substantive effects of state changes on economic decisions perhaps reflect shared evolutionarily conserved neurobiological mechanisms.

In the context of our study, biology would seem to inform economic theory, not only in providing explanations of psychological phenomena such as loss aversion, but also in highlighting substantive effects of state changes on economic decisions, perhaps reflecting shared evolutionarily conserved neurobiological mechanisms.

But the example and message, at least up until now, appear to be largely illusory when it comes to securing substantive agreement/treaty between states to effectively counter the relentless advance of climate change.