substantive change

collocation in English

meaningsofsubstantiveandchange

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substantive
adjective
uk
/səbˈstæn.tɪv/us
/səbˈstæn.t̬ɪv/
important, serious, or related to ...
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change
noun
uk
/tʃeɪndʒ/us
/tʃeɪndʒ/
the act of becoming different, or the result of something ...
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(Definition ofsubstantiveandchangefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsubstantive change

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I have also run the analysis using subsets of three and five administrations with nosubstantivechangein my conclusions.
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In addition, states could threaten to withdraw or unilaterally decontrol items to prompt asubstantivechange.
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In short, we have both abundant evidence to work with and the clear possibility of tracingsubstantivechangein party competition.
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A third study reported that 18 percent (3 of 17) asked forsubstantivechangeto make patients more aware of available alternatives (9).
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This produced nosubstantivechangein our results.
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Not until the ' democratic spring ' of 1944-54 did this ' separate and unequal ' structuring of national society undergosubstantivechange.
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Outlying studies were then removed if they caused asubstantivechangein the overall findings.
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Substantivechangeis important because change in the agenda without change in the dominant topic may lead to short term interest but little change in the course of policy making.
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There was nosubstantivechangeto the analysis in the final version.
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Real victories must be based on substance—not just on good public relations, but on legislative orsubstantivechange.
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In two cases it appeared arguable that there might be asubstantivechange.
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I am told that in 24 policy areassubstantivechangehas been made in response to parliamentary and other discussion.
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Removal of the words thus involved nosubstantivechangein the law.
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The amendment makes nosubstantivechangeto the clause.
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It is clear that continuity of security of tenure where there is nosubstantivechangein the circumstances of the tenant is absolutely essential.
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What always worries us is the impact on our constituents, but in practice there will not be asubstantivechange.
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The whole amendment is purely for the avoidance of doubt and it makes nosubstantivechangeat all.
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This brings me to a furthersubstantivechangewhich has been made following the consideration of comments received during the consultation period.
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Asubstantivechangecould not, of course, have been accepted.
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We are discussing only onesubstantivechange, although the grouping of amendments makes it seem as though there are many changes.
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