substantive discussion

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substantive
adjective
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/səbˈstæn.tɪv/us
/səbˈstæn.t̬ɪv/
important, serious, or related to ...
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discussion
noun[C or U]
uk
/dɪˈskʌʃ.ən/us
/dɪˈskʌʃ.ən/
the activity in which people talk about something and tell each other their ideas ...
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(Definition ofsubstantiveanddiscussionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He asserts his view while offering nosubstantivediscussionof it.
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There was nosubstantivediscussion.
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There was nosubstantivediscussionof particular areas.
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The press seems to imagine there was moresubstantivediscussion.
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There was nosubstantivediscussionof sovereignty issues.
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There was nosubstantivediscussionon export subsidies.
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Yes, there wassubstantivediscussionon that point.
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Substantivediscussionis for the first half of next year.
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But it was not an occasion forsubstantivediscussion.
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Substantivediscussionon these detailed points is under way.
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When did that group last meet for anysubstantivediscussion?
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However, our analysis does entail thatsubstantivediscussionof ethical questions about justice and the common good have moral priority over cultural embrace of technological advances in biomedicine.
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Nosubstantivediscussiontook place, and the proposals were referred for preliminary technical examination.
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The report went on to asubstantivediscussionof the various issues involved in hare coursing.
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It would have meant that we could have had thesubstantivediscussionon the amendment.
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Nosubstantivediscussionhas taken place for about three years, and none is in prospect.
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There was, however, nosubstantivediscussion, and no agreement was reached on this occasion.
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There was, however, nosubstantivediscussionand no agreement was reached on this occasion.
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I do not expect, for example, that there will besubstantivediscussionof the common agricultural policy.
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Direct elections may also be on the agenda, but there is not expected to be anysubstantivediscussion.
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It would be wrong of me to anticipate the debate by having asubstantivediscussionon the settlement on this occasion.
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However, every prolongation of this part of the debate will be at the expense of thesubstantivediscussionand will make matters worse.
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There has been nosubstantivediscussionwithin the committee to date, although the chairman has undertaken to seek information on the report from the relevant parties.
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Of course, we owe the privilege to the passing of amendments in another place, having failed so conspicuously—given the programming—to engage insubstantivediscussionof any youth justice provisions here.
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