Sentence examples for to substantive from inspiring English sources

The United States wants Israel to commit to substantive negotiations with the Palestinians.

After weeks of negotiation, North Vietnam had agreed to substantive peace talks in Paris.

It is not that they object to "substantive criticism," they later insisted.

Of all the talk-show hosts, Mr. Letterman tried hardest to get answers to substantive questions.

Kremlin forces on Sunday organized a parallel pro-government event, now a familiar response to substantive opposition displays.

But he can't make wise judgments unless he comes to substantive understanding of policy issues on his own.

"Cognitive enhancement," they write, "unlike enhancement for sports competitions, could lead to substantive improvements in the world".

Even if these politics could be countered, the courts, especially the Supreme Court, are raising new, and probably insurmountable, obstacles to substantive gun control.

The administration also wants Mr. Netanyahu to commit to substantive negotiations with the Palestinians, after more than a year in which the peace process has been moribund.

He should move beyond unpersuasive and vague pledges to balance security against privacy, to substantive guidelines that limit the overreaching of N.S.A. surveillance programs abroad and at home.

That may give the regulators an important stick to push through reforms — even if they are temporary taxes on banks that are unlikely to lead to substantive changes.