substantive proposal
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsubstantiveandproposal
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substantive
adjective
uk/səbˈstæn.tɪv/us/səbˈstæn.t̬ɪv/
important, serious, or related to ...
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proposal
noun[C]
uk/prəˈpəʊ.zəl/us/prəˈpoʊ.zəl/
a suggestion, sometimes a ...
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(Definition ofsubstantiveandproposalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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I will consider asubstantiveproposalfor broadening the class of potential selectors and an idea about how to implement the selection mechanism.
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We will make onesubstantiveproposalfor this, but focus mainly on methodology.
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So that this is a qualification; it is not asubstantiveproposal; thesubstantiveproposalis in sub-paragraph (1).
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We should not wish to go back on thesubstantiveproposalwhich has been so cheerfully accepted.
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But before us is a clear,substantiveproposal.
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I do not think he was suggesting that this was asubstantiveproposal.
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We have not heard onesubstantiveproposal.
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I am sure that by the end of this year, or early next year, we will also have agreed asubstantiveproposalto open up the market for services.
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There is a difference between procedural steps and substantive proposals to resolve a dispute.
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I do not come to you today with substantive proposals because that is not my role at this stage.
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However, it will be necessary not just for us to make new and substantive proposals, but also for the emerging economies to move towards us.
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We have made it clear that if the industry does not produce substantive proposals, we are prepared to take action.
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I believe that, in the absence of those substantive proposals, the elections due in 1985 should take place.
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The second criticism is that we were told that we picked the wrong issue — that we concentrated on procedure rather than on substantive proposals.
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The reasons for the problems of the third pillar have nothing to do with the unanimity requirement - they relate to the lack of substantive proposals.
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We have indicated that, if the industry does not produce substantive proposals, we are prepared to take action.
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Its substantive proposals have not yet been submitted for consideration.
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We hope to receive substantive proposals, including financing details, by the end of the year.
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In their substantive proposals they make no reference to nuclear disarmament or nuclear tests at all.
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The substantive proposals are still awaited.
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