substantive question

collocation in English

meaningsofsubstantiveandquestion

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substantive
adjective
uk
/səbˈstæn.tɪv/us
/səbˈstæn.t̬ɪv/
important, serious, or related to ...
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question
noun
uk
/ˈkwes.tʃən/us
/ˈkwes.tʃən/
a sentence or phrase used to find ...
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(Definition ofsubstantiveandquestionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This is asubstantivequestion.
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But whether a life that is neutral for a person is also impersonally neutral is asubstantivequestion.
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I can answer hissubstantivequestionbriefly.
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I am not clear whether that was asubstantivequestion.
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I was just coming to mysubstantivequestion.
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Thesubstantivequestionis about the earth summit and supplementary questions must relate to it.
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This clause raises a rather moresubstantivequestionthan the previous three clauses.
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I have asubstantivequestionregarding the priority the rapporteur gives to youth.
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It is perhaps interesting to remember, in that connection, my answer to thesubstantivequestion.
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Thesubstantivequestionabout men's expectations towards women is a profound one.
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Thesubstantivequestionthat parties must answer is whether they are in favour of accepting the recommendations of the independent review bodies.
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Mysubstantivequestionis this: can the commission give information to the police and the prosecution authorities on, for instance, the manner of death?
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For the 16 to 25-year-old group—the group which thesubstantivequestionis about—we have now put into place a range of opportunities.
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I only say that as he refused to answer asubstantivequestionhe will not expect me to answer a hypothetical one.
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This approach we believe confuses the issue of a certificate, which is purely an evidential issue, with thesubstantivequestionof whether the public interest test should be applied.
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