Parrots act like they are having a conversation, but in reality, they rarely actually offer anything substantive.
We've had no draft, no mobilization of industry, no substantive change in our behavior here at home.
Moreover, you have mentioned just now that the parties held discussions on some substantive issues and made some progress. Can you give us a detailed introduction?
Users make far fewer substantive mistakes than imagined. Typical “errors” consist of a user inadvertently entering an out-of-bounds number, or entering a space where the computer doesn’t allow it.
The government will not make substantive concessions to hostage takers, including the payment of ransoms.
Mr Netanyahu's supporters say that he is simply trying to shore up his right flank before embarking on substantive negotiations.
As for IMF, although no substantive progress is made in share reform, some positive changes have taken place in duty reform, especially in supervisory duty.
We were involved in discussions with Israel and the Palestinians about potentially substantive improvements in the situation on the ground and therefore asked for a delay to the vote.
Despite substantive differences that still exist, some positive progress has been made in the meeting.
Diplomats say the private meeting was devoted mostly to procedural issues and that substantive negotiations will begin early next month.
Comparing today's talks with those of the previous two days, I would like to say that each day has its own agenda. The talks are all important in themselves and substantive in nature.
The positions of the parties are not the same on these substantive issues.
Of course, the substantial evidence test becomes meaningful only in conjunction with a substantive standard against which the agency's fact findings will be evaluated.
We have made some substantive progress in improving relations with the United States.
The US delegation pointed out that it's the ripe time now to go beyond elaboration of the general positions and make headway on substantive issues.
We need to launch substantive financial reform rather than weighing the faults of one firm versus another.
We hope to see substantive results of the U.S.-DPRK dialogue.
But the room was crowded with people who had nothing substantive to contribute. They were there to defend and advance their political position in the corporate hierarchy.
But Zooey has a more substantive objection.
In popular opinion, the substantive aspect of moral action is its subordination to utility, and the impulses for a yearning to transcend being are related to the good of one's being.
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