substantive difference

collocation in English

meaningsofsubstantiveanddifference

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substantive
adjective
uk
/səbˈstæn.tɪv/us
/səbˈstæn.t̬ɪv/
important, serious, or related to ...
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difference
noun
uk
/ˈdɪf.ər.əns/us
/ˈdɪf.ɚ.əns/
the way in which two or more things which you are comparing are not ...
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(Definition ofsubstantiveanddifferencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsubstantive difference

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This example involves asubstantivedifferencebetween different kinds of enjoyment.
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However, there is a subtle butsubstantivedifferencebetween the notions of equivalence in these two theories.
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A secondsubstantivedifferencebetween academia and the policy world concerns the role of theory and evidence.
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What is thesubstantivedifferencein this participation?
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Once what each of us means by "food" is spelled out, there might be nosubstantivedifferencebetween us.
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In 1956, there was not asubstantivedifferencebetween partisans along this dimension.
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There is nosubstantivedifferencebetween the two sets of results, and so, it does not matter much that we have no way to choose between them.
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However, it offers onesubstantivedifference.
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Thesubstantivedifferencebetween trajectories for both inattention 0 hyperactivity and aggression was similarly clear for choosing two classes over one class for each of these behavior problems.
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The onlysubstantivedifferencebetween them is that the a1 coefficient on nondurables and services is insignificant for the quarterly data, in contrast to the result for the annual data.
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I do not believe that there is anysubstantivedifferencebetween us.
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Putting a computer terminal into a post office is a perfectly nice idea, but it is completely superficial and will make nosubstantivedifference.
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I fail to see whatsubstantivedifferencethere is between them.
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There is only onesubstantivedifferencebetween the two sets of regulations.
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I am not convinced that the fact that interest would be borne past the contracted date would make anysubstantivedifference.
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I emphasise that there would be nosubstantivedifferenceand, therefore, no point in accepting the amendment.
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However, we have not yet ascertained whether his suggested wording will make anysubstantivedifferenceto the legal meaning or force of the clause.
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Thesubstantivedifferencelies in the fact that this report makes no reference to the origin marking to be included on textile product labels.
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Clearly, they are different procedures but it is difficult to see thesubstantivedifferencein this case.
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It is a matter of aesthetic choice rather thansubstantivedifference.
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